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Viral video captured the moment a team of thieves executed a spree of systematic smash-and-sntach thefts from vehicles in San Francisco, California.
Brazen Bay area burglars boldly began a barrage of break-ins during broad daylight despite bystanders nearby. The systematic smash-and-grab robberies were caught on video by a car following the mobile crime spree.
Video shows a white Lexus sedan pulling next to parked cars in San Francisco’s Fisherman’s Wharf tourist area. A man wearing a black ski mask is seen getting out of the Lexus, then peering into the windows of parked cars to see if there are any valuables. If the thief saw something of interest, he would bust open the window and steal the valuables. Then the Lexus is off to the next vehicle to burglarize.
Since it is a tourist area, the thief is seen stealing bags and luggage likely belonging to travelers visiting the area.
KTVU crime reporter Henry K. Lee wrote on Twitter, “These guys in Lexus bipped cars all over SF’s Fisherman’s Wharf, one by one.”
Lee noted that one of the cars that was burglarized “actually had someone sitting in the back seat of the blue SUV,” adding that the person in the vehicle screamed as the robbery took place.
The San Francisco Standard defines bipping as: “That’s slang for breaking into a car and looting it of any valuables — which, if the car owner is lucky, they might see again being resold on a street corner.”
