Oakland Restaurants Boost Security, but Thieves Won’t Back Off

‘They’ll break into cars in broad daylight with the police in the lot,’ says one employee.

Multiple layers of security are in place at a Raising Cane's restaurant on Hegenberger Road in Oakland, Calif., on May 2, 2024. Travis Gillmore/The Epoch Times

OAKLAND–After a number of recent high-profile restaurants shut down in Oakland—citing crime as the reason—business owners and workers at the establishments that remain say things have not improved even after they’ve taken numerous security measures.

Of note is a string of restaurants located in the Hegenberger Shopping Center, near the Oakland airport.