VIDEO: Thieves steal about $36K in merchandise from small SF clothing shop

By Yosi Yahoudai
Founder and Managing Partner

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — A small clothing shop in San Francisco was broken into early Sunday morning.

The store owners say the thieves got away with about $36,000 worth of merchandise.

Surveillance video from Bakana in Cow Hollow shows two people breaking a window and entering the store at around 4 a.m.

Phuong Jewelry in Oakland’s Chinatown is picking up the pieces after one of the most brazen, armed daytime robberies we’ve ever seen caught on video.

Owner Mariana Bakana says this was the first time the shop has been broken into.

“My question is why – why me – why a small business?” she said. “I’m glad for my friends here because they are the ones who help me. Because I was crying here by myself. The police showed up here to take a report, but I didn’t see nobody help me emotionally.”

Bakana worries she will be forced to leave San Francisco if the issue happens again.

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About the Author

Yosi Yahoudai is a founder and the managing partner of J&Y. His practice is comprised primarily of cases involving automobile and motorcycle accidents, but he also represents people in premises liability lawsuits, including suits alleging dangerous conditions of public property, third-party criminal conduct, and intentional torts. He also has expertise in cases involving product defects, dog bites, elder abuse, and sexual assault. He earned his Bachelor of Arts from the University of California and is admitted to practice in all California State Courts, and the United States District Court for the Southern District of California. If you have any questions about this article, you can contact Yosi by clicking here.