last year. a whopping 83,000 burglaries occurred during the holiday season accounting for an estimated 131 million dollars in lost revenue. it s led some companies like wal-mart, jc penney and walgreens to update their surveillance and others like target and barnes and noble to seal up their merchandise behind locked plexiglass. one of the most disappointing thing for shareholders is to feel threatened by simply going out and being a location. they perceived to be potentially dangerous. california highway patrol captain jason dougherty leads the organized retail crime task force since inception. his team has lost more than 1000 investigations, arrested 645 suspects and recovered more than 271,000 stolen items valued at nearly 26 million dollars. and he says his team is elevating its patrols this year, adding more officers on foot in the air and on horseback at malls and stores across the state for ideas to get to the point. not even but he in the event that there ther
thanksgiving. james and sir, thank you very much, right at 9 o clock. let s talk about what s happening today, which of course, is. all the people hitting stores to try and snacks and those black friday. yeah, they re getting the deals and they re getting it was out of line or hassle. we re finding out from camille and will methods. chill out very nice team coverage on that. let s head out to crawford s will trend standing by in san mateo with a look at things there morning. well. i want to looks like a shot might be frozen. i was like, well, you re just going to and he s got a man of few words with him. i know he s been out morning and we ll get in a minute. but yes, whether he did so he s helping contribute to the local economy. we ll chat with and also be coming later on. they are to find out how things are shaping up out of the mall s for you this morning. yeah, that s right. but for now, let s talk about safety. while you re shopping. a california attorney general ro
noon. i m stephanie land. happy holidays to you. it s officially black friday and holiday shoppers are hitting the streets and websites looking for the best deals. kron four s camila barco is at the stoneridge shopping center in pleasanton with a look at the scene there. if you re going to christmas stuff. lego santa s sleigh is always a good one to get a good offense. whether from american eagle. very christmassy, very fun. shoppers opened their wallets early friday morning at stoneridge shopping center as black friday kicked off. stores were open for business as early as 06:00am. but it was more of a calm start to the holiday shopping season. that was a little lighter this year. the freeways were as jam-packed. and getting into the into the mall was a lot easier. unlike years past kron 4 didn t find people waiting in long lines. or parking lot full of cars at the start of black friday. it is a little bit nicer to get in when it s quiet because you don t like in line