Looters around the nation are taking advantage of what should’ve been a peaceful protest for a George Floyd, a black man killed after an arrest by aggressive cops in Minneapolis, MN. They are making a mockery out of our laws and harming businesses already crippled by the COVID-19 crisis.
Fox News – Cities across the country started seeing new looting on Monday night as nationwide demonstrations over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis escalated out of control yet again, and as President Trump vowed a tougher federal response.
In New York City, dozens of arrests were made, police said, hundreds of looters were seen breaking their way into Downtown Manhattan businesses. In midtown, a group armed with sticks reportedly lit a fire to one business. Other stores such as Michael Kors, Kate Spade, and Barnes and Noble were broken into as glass from broken windows covered the sidewalk, KABC-TV reported.
In Herald Square, a busy intersection just blocks away from Madison Square Garden and the Garment District, hundreds of looters ran forced their way into a Macy’s department store in the presence of police.
Cops running into Macy's at Herald Square as it was being looted. Hundreds of looters and rioters here with absolutely no concerns about cops being here pic.twitter.com/NItOU7POiL
— Rachel Olding (@rachelolding) June 2, 2020
And more insane looting on 14th St. and Fifth Ave. in NYC.
Uncontrollable amounts of looting going on now at 14th St and fifth Ave. Stores being empties by hundreds of people. pic.twitter.com/0bvAu95Mj9
— Rachel Olding (@rachelolding) June 2, 2020
According to Daily Beast reporter, the streets in the shopping district of Herald Square in NYC are absolute anarchy.
Absolute anarchy at Herald Square now. Fires being lit, Macy's looted, I estimate 200 kids here just cheering pic.twitter.com/DoHyudBCc7
— Rachel Olding (@rachelolding) June 2, 2020
We’ve shared multiple videos and images of looting, but these looters have to be some of the dumbest criminals we’ve ever seen. After running from a store (we think it’s the Nordstrom store in CA that was looted), the looters begin running to their car that’s already stuffed with stolen merchandise. The looters are confronted with looters on the sidewalk who fight them for some of the stolen goods. Once they dodge the sidewalk looters, they run to their car, where they pop the hood to show it’s already filled with stolen merchandise, all the while, clearly exposing their license plate to the cameras on the police helicopter flying overhead.
https://twitter.com/Breaking911/status/1267309986679607301?s=20
Here’s a close up of their license plate, just in case law enforcement would like to follow up with the looters who were stealing for George Floyd.:
Last night in Chicago, rioters tore up the city, looting in every part of the city, including Chicago’s “Miracle Mil,e” where some of Chicago’s most exclusive stores are located.
63rd & Western #ChicagoRiots pic.twitter.com/CFS9hZgQuH
— 𝕮-Los (@cvrlosnavarro) May 31, 2020
One of the wildest videos coming out of Chicago was taken at the signature Nike store on Michigan Avenue. Looters were shamelessly coming out of the broken windows, arms loaded down with stolen merchandise, acting like they literally just won the lottery.
Why is Chicago rioting? From all their record breaking murders do the cops even work that city? #ChicagoRiots pic.twitter.com/Re2t1pDUFY
— KidSmoove (@kidsmoove) May 31, 2020
After hours of covering looting in NYC stores tonight, police finally moved in and arrested looters:
Six alleged looters arrested on the edge of Times Square. First arrests I've seen after about two hours of this. pic.twitter.com/rYtUKHoXpF
— Rachel Olding (@rachelolding) June 2, 2020
The thread of videos showing brazen looters wouldn’t be complete without the video we shared last night. Enjoy:
Let’s hope some of these criminals taking advantage of the protests for George Floyd are brought to justice.