Brazen Shoplifters Hit Grocery Store in Nation's Capital as Crime Crisis Worsens

A Giant grocery chain location in Northeast Washington, D.C. — roughly one mile from the United States Capitol — was among the latest to be hit by apparently brazen thieves who quickly yet calmly empty shelves into carts and plastic bags before apparently making their way through the door without paying. It was the kind of scene Democrats try to brush off or say is blown out of proportion, but one that is now hitting a neighborhood in which several of them stay while doing business at the Capitol. The video tweeted out in Tuesday's early afternoon hours shows a crew of at least three bandits wearing ski masks loading laundry detergent pods into a cart already containing what appears to be mayonnaise, salsa, and a jar of pickles. Another fills a plastic trash bag with bottles of detergent and the third caught on video jogs down the aisle with a reusable shopping bag — how environmentally conscious — presumably also filled with pilfered goods. -- More...

Right now @GiantFood @DCPoliceDept. Security guard and cop standing out front. pic.twitter.com/kHiCKtHRI8

— Nathan Kron (@KronDc) June 7, 2022