A reporter for a local news station in San Francisco was allegedly robbed at gun point this last week while filming a television segment on car robberies taking place inside the city.
The segment came in response to residents complaining that car break-ins have been increasing near a city landmark ever since the early days of the pandemic when local officials closed the road that was used to access the area’s vista point.
“On Wednesday afternoon, the smash-and-grabs turned into armed robbery,” CBS San Francisco reported. “KPIX 5 reporter Don Ford was on the story Tuesday and again on Wednesday, and was preparing to interview nearby homeowners when a white luxury sedan with four men inside pulled up.”
Ford said that the men put a firearm in his face and demanded the camera — the whole encounter reportedly lasted under a minute.
“The car came up here while we were about to do an interview, three guys jumped out. One had a gun and put in my face and said, ‘We’re taking the camera,’” Ford said. “My whole thought at the moment was, ‘Be calm.’ Let’s not get this guy excited. He’s got the gun. I don’t. So you take you the camera. It’s yours, buddy.”
A neighbor told CBS San Francisco, “I was worried that this is what’s gonna happen, because as thieves get more and more brazen, they do more and more brazenly things. I’m not making that up. We just had that experience today.”
Rafael Mandelman, San Francisco District 8 Supervisor, responded to the incident shortly after news broke about the robbery.
“Earlier this afternoon a reporter was robbed at gunpoint at Twin Peaks Blvd & Burnett Ave while interviewing a resident about car break-ins in the area. @SFPD officers are working to find those responsibl... (Read more)
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