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Optometrist, staff fight off robbers stealing glasses at San Ramon clinic - KTVU FOX 2 San Francisco

This brings up all kinds of questions.

On the one hand, you don't want to be robbed, ever. But on the other -- that OD and his staff could have been hurt or worse. Fortunately they seemed to come out of it OK.

The question is -- when do you just let it go, and just try to up security to prevent the next incident?
 
AdminWolf said:
This brings up all kinds of questions.

On the one hand, you don't want to be robbed, ever. But on the other -- that OD and his staff could have been hurt or worse. Fortunately they seemed to come out of it OK.

The question is -- when do you just let it go, and just try to up security to prevent the next incident?
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Better ending than the very recent robbery incident in Sacramento; the store owner shot at robbers but killed his wife. If you have a firearm , know how and especially , when , to use it.
 
Michael Molamphy said:
Better ending than the very recent robbery incident in Sacramento; the store owner shot at robbers but killed his wife. If you have a firearm , know how and especially , when , to use it.
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That is terrible :(

I think the reality of how people do in this kind of situation is unpredictable, and frankly unknowable until it happens.

IE, I'm pretty good with a bow and arrow, but if I'm rushed, distracted, or (god forbid) moving around, forget it. All bets are off, I won't hit the broadside of a barn.

I can imagine a firearm is the same sort of thing, with the added bonus of the gun recoiling and making ridiculously loud noises.
 
AdminWolf said:
I can imagine a firearm is the same sort of thing, with the added bonus of the gun recoiling and making ridiculously loud noises.
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You can always use a shotgun. Chambering up a pump action shotgun usually gives the perps diarrhea.

 
Isn't the better approach here just locking up valuables under strong glass, like a jewelry store?

Which brings me to another question - if this sort of thing is an epidemic, have you seen insurance rates rise rapidly? (that is, are these sorts of crimes more common than in the past, or are we just seeing it more b/c it is so easy for bots to ingest news around the country and spit it back out?)
 
Will To is a pretty cool OD. This story has already been out for about 10 or more days.

He came to the rescue of his optician, and they definitely ran off the perps. Will To is not afraid to pull the trigger. No doubt that is part of what has made him so successful.

I guess that is what you call "hands on" customer service. A big Bravo to Will.


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AdminWolf said:
Isn't the better approach here just locking up valuables under strong glass, like a jewelry store?

Which brings me to another question - if this sort of thing is an epidemic, have you seen insurance rates rise rapidly? (that is, are these sorts of crimes more common than in the past, or are we just seeing it more b/c it is so easy for bots to ingest news around the country and spit it back out?)
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My insurance doubled this year, since our burglary and busting of $15,000 of our windows.

We have also had to invest about another $8K in a newer alarm system and the addition of 12 4K low light color vid cams. Even if we take pics of the perps, the cops say the DA lets them out before 5 pm. They are too soft on crime.

Maybe that is why Will had to take matters into his own hands. I would say those perps will not be coming back to his office.
 
Joe DiGiorgio O.D. said:
You can always use a shotgun. Chambering up a pump action shotgun usually gives the perps diarrhea.
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My late husband, a certified firearms safety instructor, used to say the same thing. Most would run away at the sound, and if you did have to shoot, a load of birdshot could do a lot of damage without the need for precise aim.
 
AdminWolf said:
Isn't the better approach here just locking up valuables under strong glass, like a jewelry store?
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During COVID, we took advantage of the slowdown to redo the dispensary. After hearing stories of robberies of closed opticals during shutdowns, we went with frame displays with locking glass doors. Not super secure like for jewelry, but it's an additional layer of effort anyone would have to do to get at the goods.

That and more security cameras.
 
Jenifer Ambler said:
During COVID, we took advantage of the slowdown to redo the dispensary. After hearing stories of robberies of closed opticals during shutdowns, we went with frame displays with locking glass doors. Not super secure like for jewelry, but it's an additional layer of effort anyone would have to do to get at the goods.

That and more security cameras.
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We looked at adding expensive roll down gates inside our large glass windows. A business owner down the street was burglarized, this year on Christmas day (exactly one year after our burglary) when the perps busted out his front glass, then hooked a chain to his roll down gates, and yanked out his $20,000 gates using a pickup truck in about 2 seconds.

Here ya go:

 
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