excalibur
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LOL Across the street from the African-American Civil War Memorial Metro stop. Priceless!
Yeah, they were fools to think they could open in such a neighborhood.
Contrary to claims propagated by soft-on-crime Democrats, crime is not down in the nation's capital. Stories on the ground paint a grim picture of what life's really like for working-class Americans trying to make a living in urban areas.
This is the case for the 7-Eleven on the corner of 12th and U Street, located across from the African-American Civil War Memorial Metro stop. Just a year after its grand re-opening under new management, the convenience store is closing down again.
"Due to the high theft rate, we're not really making our money's worth," a sales associate manning the site's register said.
Homemade signs taped to the entrance say everything is half-off except for "cigarrettes [sic]," tobacco, and Frito-Lay chips, among a few other popular products.
A constant flow of customers poured through the doors on late Thursday afternoon to nab the remaining goods lining the scantily stocked shelves.
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A public information officer with the Metropolitan Police Department told Townhall that they perform routine "business checks" around that area, which has devolved into a hot spot for retail-related crime.
Nearby, a pair of CVS stores on P Street were hit more than 20 times in a month's span, allegedly by the same suspect who stole nearly $8,000 worth of merchandise between the two targets, the MPD announced at the beginning of September.
A representative for CVS told a judge in July that thefts committed by repeat offenders have caused several stores within the district to close. The store spokesperson was delivering a victim impact statement in a federal court case involving a serial thief who had ransacked a CVS in southeast D.C.
Meanwhile, the 7-Eleven on Capitol Hill, which was plagued with violence, drug deals, and flash robberies for years, has since shuttered.
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Yeah, they were fools to think they could open in such a neighborhood.
Contrary to claims propagated by soft-on-crime Democrats, crime is not down in the nation's capital. Stories on the ground paint a grim picture of what life's really like for working-class Americans trying to make a living in urban areas.
This is the case for the 7-Eleven on the corner of 12th and U Street, located across from the African-American Civil War Memorial Metro stop. Just a year after its grand re-opening under new management, the convenience store is closing down again.
"Due to the high theft rate, we're not really making our money's worth," a sales associate manning the site's register said.
Homemade signs taped to the entrance say everything is half-off except for "cigarrettes [sic]," tobacco, and Frito-Lay chips, among a few other popular products.
A constant flow of customers poured through the doors on late Thursday afternoon to nab the remaining goods lining the scantily stocked shelves.
...
A public information officer with the Metropolitan Police Department told Townhall that they perform routine "business checks" around that area, which has devolved into a hot spot for retail-related crime.
Nearby, a pair of CVS stores on P Street were hit more than 20 times in a month's span, allegedly by the same suspect who stole nearly $8,000 worth of merchandise between the two targets, the MPD announced at the beginning of September.
A representative for CVS told a judge in July that thefts committed by repeat offenders have caused several stores within the district to close. The store spokesperson was delivering a victim impact statement in a federal court case involving a serial thief who had ransacked a CVS in southeast D.C.
Meanwhile, the 7-Eleven on Capitol Hill, which was plagued with violence, drug deals, and flash robberies for years, has since shuttered.
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