jerry biggs heads walgreens crime division. jerry, how do you define between shoplifters and boosters? >> shoplifters are shoplifting for their own use. they are not doing it to sell it on the street. they are doing it for something that they need. >> but a booster is a job. >> a booster wakes up in the morning, and that's what they're out to do. >> today boosting is on the rise, carving out a larger and larger chunk of the nation's economy every year. last year, boosters cost states $1 billion in lost tax revenue. how much money do boosters then, would you say, on average, cost retailers? >> between $30 billion and $40 billion a year. if you add up all of the property crime, auto thefts, burglaries and put it all together, it does not total. >> the items targeted by boosters will vary from store to store. here at a big box retailer, a pair of thieves make off with two shopping carts full of electronics. here a crew of three stuff their shopping bags and head for the exit without paying, and here a door greeter struggles in vai

on average of a walgreen's. in looking at other similar types of businesses moving in, we might want to take a closer look with our planning department where the deficiencies are. i do eight -- i do see an increased number of businesses taking a space in the business district and i find a very dull and boring phenomena. this morning, there was a very interesting article that strongly recommended the bid -- and i strongly recommend the

>>> a walgreen's. >>> a day in columbus san francisco 68 walgreen's is in the pipe works. testing azt walgreen's before that once done you can come here this one is two blocks away. >>> this one is five blocks away. they're taken over now. and as you choose the one to shop from you make them profitable or not. >>> i'd rather see a local business. >>> it's going into the old tower records store was last sold record six years ago and because san francisco is busy planning codes you can build a chain they walgreen's here decanter over here. that's ok. this isn't. >>> sell a lot of drugs here don't wait san francisco come and get your drugs. >>> algren's did not return our calls but we do know that this one sells fresh meat and produce as well as drugs and will have a parking lot with his gold in this town. by the way there are more than 50 starbucks in the city and probably more because i stopped counting and seven trader joe's. did we've never had to any trader joe's. or walgreen's apparently. >>> the giants losing pitcher for 100 games the news got worse as the evening wore

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about earlier, that is, walgreen's. 68 walgreen's in the city is too many -- i will not say it is too many, but i think it in half. we spent two hours talking about a local business, a copy shop, a really nice coffee shop that is totally different in every store. they have good character, nights staff. obverses a pharmaceutical company. and national -- reverses a pharmaceutical company, a national chain that spans across the u.s.. it does not seem to reflect the city to me. i would like to thank you for your work on slowing down the growth of these chains, and i hope that we continue to slow them down in the future. president fong: any additional public comment? >> ok, thank you.

>> walgreen's. >> near fisherman's wharf, 7 cisco's 68th walgreen in the pipeline. just in case that you need a walgreen's before that one is done, you can come here, this one is two blocks away. this one is five blocks away. >> there used to be a lot of merrill's. they're taking over now. i guess that if you choose to you want to shop from then they can make it profitable or not. >> i would rather see a local business. >> it is going into the old tower records store that last sold records six years ago. and because of san fransisco high-schools the planning codes you can build a chain like a walgreen's, here, but you can't over here. that is ok .. at this isn't. >> amazing! they sell a lot of drugs here, san fransisco, come and get your drugs! >> walgreen's did not return calls but we do know that this one will sell fresh meat and produce. as well as drugs. and it will have a parking lot which is gold in this town. by the way, there are more than 50 starbucks in the city. and seven trader joe's. >> never too many trader joe's, right? >> after the weekend and today,

on average of a walgreen's. in looking at other similar types of businesses moving in, we might want to take a closer look with our planning department where the deficiencies are. i do eight -- i do see an increased number of businesses taking a space in the business district and i find a very dull and boring phenomena. this morning, there was a very interesting article that strongly recommended the bid -- and i strongly recommend the planning department, and everyone, to read it. there was a study released on industrial employment in the bay region. it talked about manufacturing and industrial employment in the u.s. with a focus on the bay area. there was a noticed increase in manufacturing in san jose, and a slight increase in -- decrease in san francisco. when i looked at the wages for industrial workers, food, pharmaceutical, and electronic manufacturing were very high. they were in the $90,000 or $106,000 annual wage category, which i think it's a factor in which we want to stabilize our alan employment bas

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apprehended when you come to a walgreens store, don't think you're not going to get apprehended. >> by working with law enforcement to hunt them down. >> police department, we have a search warrant. >> msnbc undercover investigates, "boosting for billions." >> two men enter the grocery store not to shop but to steal. in just five minutes, they will make off with $1,500 worth of merchandise. today scenes like these are playing out with ever greater frequency in stores all across the country. here a man is stuffing $500

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could have mowed his way to walgreen's. >> this is his fourth drunk driving arrest. you know something's wrong because he's having a little bit of trouble with his phone number. >> 51. -66 -- no. that's not right. 662 -- >> if you can't remember your phone number, you probably shouldn't be driving your tractor on the road. >> what did you have to drink tonight? >> one beer. >> just one beer? >> one beer. >> put your arms to your side. >> why are you -- >> okay. you've been drinking and operating a vehicle on the roadway. >> once again, asked about the numbers and once again he's having a problem. >> count from the 69 and stop at 47. >> 69 it 68, 64, 65, 66. >> man, he's going up, he's going down. >> finally the cop is like, look, blow into this little device. >> you've had more than one beer. you're 2.19! >> that's a big beer. >> [ inaudible ]. >>> i'm going to take you to malaysia for footage outside a guard stand at a gated community. the condo complex, it's a high-end condo complex that offers all kinds of amenities including a gate and guard. the guy who posted t

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hovan is now suing walgreens for unfair dismissal.eens has denied his claims and said in a statement its employees receive comprehensive training on how to react and respond to a potential robbery situation and that law enforcement strongly advises against confronting crime suspects. still, hovan's lawyer says he did the right thing. >> he was exercising his reasonable right of self-defense in the face of a gunman who attempted to pull a trigger three times and shoot him. he saved himself and he saved the lives of potentially three other people in that store. >> our next story is another shocking store invasion, but this time the intruder is a speeding cadillac. the out-of-control automobile smashes through a bike store window. >> i heard glass breaking, and then what just sounded like explosion after explosion. it was terrifying. >> leaving a trail of shattered nerves and devastation in its rear view mirror. >> i saw the customers at the register, but once the car passed, i couldn't see them any more. >> it's september 15th, 2011, a

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