The end of civilization?-----Watch: Shoplifters Hit Grocery Store in Nation's Capital as Crime Crisis Worsens

Watch: Shoplifters Hit Grocery Store in Nation's Capital as Crime Crisis Worsens

"A Giant grocery chain location in Northeast Washington, D.C. — roughly one mile from the United States Capitol — was among the latest to be hit by apparently brazen thieves who quickly yet calmly empty shelves into carts and plastic bags before apparently making their way through the door without paying.
...The video tweeted out in Tuesday’s early afternoon hours shows a crew of at least three bandits wearing ski masks loading laundry detergent pods into a cart already containing what appears to be mayonnaise, salsa, and a jar of pickles.
Another fills a plastic trash bag with bottles of detergent and the third caught on video jogs down the aisle with a reusable shopping bag, presumably also filled with pilfered goods.

• So far in 2022, homicides are already up nine percent over this point last year, per D.C.’s Metropolitan Police Department statistics. 
• Robberies are up 39 percent. 
• Burglaries are up 11 percent. 
• Violent crime is up 16 percent..."