Last year, peer-to-peer rental services KitSplit and ShareGrid both announced a nearly identical “Owner Guarantee” that protected users in case someone they’ve rented to walks away with up to $20,000 of gear.
However, it seems ShareGrid has quietly suspended the policy due to COVID-19. We first became aware of the change earlier today, when a […]. petapixel.com
Staff at British bakery chain Greggs will start wearing body cameras after a reported rise in thefts of pastries.
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Mac Star Cameras and Electronics in Corona, California, was robbed last month and newly released security footage from inside the store shows 13 people ransacking the store and making off with around $65,000 worth of products in about three minutes. [Read More]
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San Francisco will be posting more police in the Marina district in response to the high-profile armed robbery of a photographer at the Palace of Fine Arts last week. [Read More]