A driver watched and videotaped as a man robbed a vehicle in broad daylight during a traffic jam in San Francisco on Friday.
Video shows a hooded thief exiting a black vehicle, busting the back window of a Prius and speeding off with a bag as two people can be seen frantically leaving exiting car to intercede near the on-ramp heading east on I-80.
The victims, Ben and his wife Masha, who was driving, told ABC 7 that the thief escaped with more than $7,000 in camera equipment after they were followed from a photo shoot. Ben told the outlet that he and Masha are real estate photographers.
ROBBED WHILE DRIVING: Ben & Masha, real estate photographers noticed someone was following them near the on-ramp heading east on I-80
WATCH: their window gets smashed & suspects take $7K in photo equipment.
Tesla driver Alex caught it all camera. https://t.co/dfdfCRywJ7 pic.twitter.com/YyCz8Jg00B
— Dion Lim (@DionLimTV) February 6, 2021
The couple filed a police report. A GoFundMe for the Iranian couple has raised over $1,800 at the time of publishing.
In 2020, San Francisco saw a 51% rise in burglaries, a 36% rise in motor vehicle thefts, and a 40% uptick in arson. There were 7,847 burglaries last year compared to 4,962 in 2019. Violent crimes such as rapes, robberies, and assaults, were down in 2020.
