"Yes, I do. Among many things I give out, these signs to our customers," said Sears and added, "The sign says, 'Please do not break into this car. There are no valuables inside. Your mother and grandmother would be very disappointed in you."'"We have them bring them in. They put them in our lockers," said Sears.
We also found stickers on parking meters that read "Car break in area." We met a family visiting from China who saw the sticker and hid their bags.SF Whole Foods garage break-in video goes viral in Indonesia; experts fear long-lasting consequencesWe tracked down Randall Scott with Fisherman's Wharf Community Benefit District - he's the one behind the stickers. Randall and his team area also responsible for the signs throughout the Wharf. They've been doing this for years.
However in the Central Police District where tourist areas like Fisherman's Wharf, Chinatown and Downtown are located - there were about 1,000 more incidents reported in 2022 than in 2019.