Famous LA shopping center adds barbed-wire-like
fence to deter smash and grabs
Posted By: NorthernDog, 12/13/2021 7:35:02 PM
As a recent wave of mob-led store robberies has put retailers, mall operators and communities on edge, one popular shopping center is keeping an unusual security measure in place through the holiday season. The Grove, a famous open-air shopping complex in Los Angeles, has added a high coil fence barrier that resembles barbed wire at the property's entrances and exits. Management added the "tangled tape" coil fencing, which is made from a custom aluminum-and-steel mesh, ahead of Thanksgiving weekend. The fencing is installed nightly after the mall closes and removed before it reopens, and it's just one of the security
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towns, 'under attack' by 'mobile' criminals: Mayor 18 replies
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Was that a crime?
Watch the end of this clip, starting at around 3:00.
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Buttigieg's husband mocks Biden admin
restarting student loan payments next
month: 'No thank you' 38 replies
restarting student loan payments next
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Happy Tuesday, dear Kruiser Morning Briefing friends. Fortune favors the brave but luck still finds its fair share of stupid people.
This long road trip is about to come to an end. I shall soon be heading back to my beloved desert to spend about 14 hours a day on a bike in order to deal with all of the carbohydrates consumed during my time away. Seriously, I should probably avoid beer until either Joe Biden or Kamala Harris are out of office.
Speaking of Democrats who really bother me, we have certainly been getting a faceful of Hillary Clinton in recent weeks.
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Concertina wire and concert bollards take away from the ambience a bit. How about armed guards and a few German Shepherd dogs on patrol?