News California: In-N-Out to close first location in its 75-year history due to a wave of car break-ins and robberies

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — In-N-Out Burger says it will close its first location in its 75-year history due to a wave of car break-ins, property damage, theft and robberies affecting customers and employees alike at its only restaurant in Oakland, California.

The fast-food burger joint in a busy corridor near Oakland International Airport will close on March 24 because even though the company has taken “repeated steps to create safer conditions our Customers and Associates are regularly victimized,” Denny Warnick, In-N-Out’s chief operating officer, said in a statement Wednesday.

“We feel the frequency and severity of the crimes being encountered by our customers and associates leave us no alternative,” Warnick said.

Oakland has seen a spike in property crime and robberies throughout the city located across the bay from San Francisco, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.

This is local to me, I live in the east bay.

Oakland folks have especially been feeling the crunch lately as tech companies pull back on the spending & are doing mass layoffs.

Obviously I don't want people to be breaking into cars but as people get desperate and the large income disparity exists here it's not surprising to see an increase in petty thefts. If you know of the All Gas No Breaks / Channel 5 News youtuber he did a pretty good local coverage on the topic actually. Interviewed a "bipper", as they're called.

Admittedly, I worked for a pretty large tech company myself & was part of the layoff waves too last year. Still lookin' for work, still hopeful!

We do not have In and Out burgers in Houston. We might have a couple I am not sure but I never go to them if they are here. They are definitely not a big thing in Texas.

The Helper said:

We do not have In and Out burgers in Houston. We might have a couple I am not sure but I never go to them if they are here. They are definitely not a big thing in Texas.

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Oh for sure, Texas is all about Whataburger! I did an installation job at the Houston airport years ago and had it then, it was good!

I don't think we have any Texan restaurants in Massachusetts. I never eaten Whataburger before.

tom_mai78101 said:

I don't think we have any Texan restaurants in Massachusetts. I never eaten Whataburger before.

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Whataburger is a southern thing. They are big in Texas and a couple of other states but they are definitely not a national chain. They have the best burgers though!