In-N-Out President Reveals ‘Absolutely Dangerous’ Reason For Oakland Restaurant Closure

California has long been a hotbed of far-left criminal justice policies, which citizens and business owners alike say have created a crime epidemic across the state.

For the president of one iconic West Coast fast food chain, the situation became so bad in Oakland that she decided to shut down the only location in operation there.

As In-N-Out Burger President Lynsi Snyder explained, per the Daily Wire:

“It was just absolutely dangerous. In, out of 365 days, I think 300 days there was some type of event,” Snyder told PragerU host Marissa Streit. The president cited burglaries, violence, fights, theft, and a stabbing, and said there was even an incident of gunshots fired through the store.

The president of the popular fast food chain also noted the lengthy wait time for police to show up when called. The city is notorious for slow 911 response times. Oakland 911 wait times were worse than any other city in the state, with an average wait time lasting three to four times longer than the state mandate, a 2023 NBC report found.

“It was huge,” Snyder said of the decision to shut down the store. “But, for the safety of our associates, we just felt like, this is not okay.”

California’s crime problem has been a constant topic of social media discussion in recent years:

Under Proposition 47 of california law, stealing goods worth less than $950 does not count as felony but misdemeanor.
So this has emboldened lot of petty thieves to just take what they want from stores in worlds richest state pic.twitter.com/sWNyZaYtjM

— Swathi Bellam (@BellamSwathi) May 12, 2023

Multiple felons open fire in Oakland neighborhood.

This shooting brought to you by Gavin Newsom’s common sense gun laws, reminding you that crime is down in California. pic.twitter.com/3m45rm4XA1

— Kevin Dalton (@TheKevinDalton) July 20, 2024

California Sheriff Is Not Afraid To Speak The Truth

“We are here today because California public safety is in crisis. Crime is steadily on the rise and our public safety policy is one of the worst, if not the worst in the nation. I wanna make this clear and I want there to be no… pic.twitter.com/xSH3ITSfeL

— Wall Street Apes (@WallStreetApes) February 24, 2024

NEW: Crime in Oakland, California is getting so bad that Gov. Gavin Newsom is sending in state prosecutors to tackle soaring crime.

Thanks to Soros-backed DA Pamela Price, violent crime is exploding as she pushes for lighter sentences to boost "equity."

Crime is up a staggering… pic.twitter.com/wNv6WDA4mm

— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) February 10, 2024

The situation in Oakland has also forced other retailers to abandon locations, as CBS News reported earlier this year:

7-Eleven shuttered two Oakland stores on April 30, according to a source close to the company. Workers removed the corporate logos and boarded up storefronts at 4720 MacArthur Boulevard and 324 23rd Avenue. The source told CBS News Bay Area the closures were because of ongoing area crime.

As for the remaining 7-Eleven stores, managers said they were dealing with repeated robberies and burglaries.

The latest burglary happened Saturday before 5 a.m. at the Piedmont Avenue store in Oakland. Surveillance footage showed thieves backing up a stolen car to break into the front glass doors. Several people can then be seen entering the store to steal cigarettes. The owner of the store said they also used a crowbar to break open a back door to take more cigarettes stored in a separate room.

Here’s a clip of Snyder’s remarks on the topic:

NEW: In-N-Out owner says she was forced to close their Oakland location because there was a crime almost every day, says the closure was the only one in 75 years.

Oakland is a great litmus test for what happens when you let liberals control an entire city for an extended period… pic.twitter.com/tPpydx8zdP

— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) December 25, 2024