Designer eyewear store in SF hit by thieves 6th time in 8 months, owner shares video
Nest surveillance camera video shows a Veo Optics eyewear store in San Francisco being ransacked by thieves.
SAN FRANCISCO - A designer eyewear store in San Francisco was once again hit by thieves on Tuesday, marking the sixth time this has happened in eight months.
The owner of Veo Optics on Union Street near Octavia Boulevard shared video of the crime in progress at around 4:45 p.m. Tuesday.
Video of the incident shows five people enter the store, some are wearing masks.
The five people appear to be looking around before they start to clear the shelves.
A woman, who appears to be helping a customer, quickly exits the store once she realizes what is happening.
The owner said the thieves took $80,000 worth of merchandise.
KTVU previously reported on repeated robberies at the same store last summer. At the time, owner James Peo, who is also the owner of the store's location on Valencia Street, said in two weeks' time the store had $56,000 stolen from them. The latest incident suggests the thieves are either becoming more prolific in a single swipe, or are targeting the highest priced items.
In the past, Peo said the San Francisco Police Department have been unresponsive to the theft incidents.
SFPD did not respond to a request for comment.
Nest surveillance camera video shows a Veo Optics eyewear store in San Francisco being ransacked by thieves.