A CNN reporter in the Bay Area has been burglarized three times inside the Democrat-controlled area in California… once while standing across the street.
Ironically, CNN Senior National Correspondent Kyung Lah was in Oakland to report on the spiraling crime rates in the area.
“I’m #Oakland, shooting a story about crime. Got broken into again— but this time our car was completely empty. We were across the street— this happened in seconds,” Lah reported Wednesday, with video of the smashed car window.
“If you’re here keeping track, this is the 3rd time my CNN rented car has been broken into in the Bay Area in the last year. But I’ve finally learned to not leave even a candy bar in the car anymore (still doesn’t stop the car break in but at least we don’t lose anything),” she said on Twitter.
Lah said this happens so frequently the car rental company wasn’t alarmed — and an employee at the return lot estimated that over 10 percent of returned cars have windows smashed.
“At the rental car return lot, the employee tells us of the 250 cars returned yesterday, 27 had been broken into, just more than 10% of cars returned,” she reported on the social media network.
Take a look —
Even tho the car is empty, the thieves break in and lower the seat so they can steal anything in the trunk. Our trunk was empty.
If you come to San Francisco or Oakland, do not leave a single thing in your car. Ours was thankfully empty pic.twitter.com/2oHrC56Wtj— Kyung Lah (@KyungLahCNN) August 2, 2023
At the rental car return lot, the employee tells us of the 250 cars returned yesterday, 27 had been broken into, just more than 10% of cars returned
— Kyung Lah (@KyungLahCNN) August 2, 2023
You can watch one of Lah’s reports on the out of control crime in San Francisco and Oakland below —
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