Warning to car owners this weekend after dozens of cars were broken into across the city. And it all happened in just 24 hours. Some residents say theyre distraught by all the damage. This neighborhood in particular is very nice, so i just cant even imagine why they would pick this area at all. The vandal or vandals targeted more than 30 cars at a hotel, outdoor mall, high school and apartment complex. Good evening. Im julie julie haener and im mike mibach. The string of break ins leaving glass scattered along city streets ktvu zac sos live tonight outside one apartment complex. And, zach, iumean, what are neighbors telling you tonight . Well, theyre certainly distraught, as you mentioned, but also really surprised. Car break ins just not something theyre really used to seeing in this neighborhood and in the city, for that matter, and certainly not 30 in 1 night on this actual block, we counted around seven windows shattered like this one, rifled through or taken. S either its just a m
Just thought of the baby. And, you know, the family. God my het breaks. I feel like this is such a beautiful city, a kinducity, and accidents happen. I get that, but, you know, its just its such a loss. The cause of the crash is still under investigation. Police have not said if alcohol was a factor or if the driver had some kind of medical emergency, but the marks on the sidewalk indicate the car was traveling at a high rate of speed. There are no stop signs for about residents have expressed the need for new safety improvements. As they say, many drivers tend to speed through that area. A vigil to honor the victims is now set up for 5 00 tomorrow evening, and in a statement, San Francisco supervisor myrna melgar, whose district includes the west portal neighborhood, said my heart is utterly shattered by the loss of life in our community. My office, along with sfmta public works and discussions to improve safetyin conditions for pedestrians and riders around the westuportal station in