Burger flipping has ceased at the In-N-Out restaurant location in Oakland, California.
Thanks to a series of local violent crimes — including a stabbing and gunshots into the store — franchise owner and president Lynsi Snyder said the restaurant chain shuttered its Oakland store permanently as a safety measure for employees.
The remarks from Snyder are the latest revelation regarding why the Bay Area shop was shut down. The organization’s leadership made it clear during its initial closure announcement in January 2024 that local crime drove their business out.
The chain’s chief operating officer Danny Warnick told SFGate that the Oakland location was “busy and profitable,” however its customers and employees were “regularly victimized by car break-ins, property damage, theft, and armed robberies.”
“This is what happens when unchecked Dem policies run rampant,” said California Republican Assemblywoman Kate Sanchez after the closure announcement. “Businesses will continue to shutter. It’s a terrible death spiral.”
According to the New York Post, the closure was “the first time in its 75-year history that the company permanently shuttered one of its restaurants.” The building remains vacant and is listed for sale at $4 million.
In a recent interview with PragerU, Synder said of Oakland’s crime near the In-N-Out shop, “We just felt like this is not OK and the amount of time it would take for the police to get there, too, was alarming.”
“Out of 365 days, I think [in] almost 300 days there was some type of event, some type of thing in Oakland,” she added. “There was actually a gunshot [that] went through the store.”
In a similar fashion, American diner chain Denny’s said it was closing its only Oakland-based store due to high crime.
As noted by Fox Business, crime in Oakland in 2024 rose at a disproportionate level compared to other California cities, per government officials. Sources indicated increases in 2023 of violent crime, robbery, and vehicle theft by 21%, 38% and 45%, respectively.
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