San Francisco tourists who visit the beach for 10 minutes have ALL their belongings and passports stolen by brazen use of force

Scores of tourist groups visiting a San Francisco beach had their entire belongings, including their passports, stolen from their cars while they were just minutes from the ocean.

On their second day in San Francisco, a group of tourists from Malta considered abandoning their trip and returning to Europe after a brazen robbery occurred within a 10-minute window in broad daylight.

On the same beach, another European family who was spending a day by the sea was the victim of a car break-in.

Shocking footage Matty Lopez took on Instagram and shared by journalist Arisley T. Pacheco, who documents robbery victims, shows the trunk of her car was destroyed and shattered glass littered the floor.

The man who takes the video asks the tourists: “So what happened – you went to the beach for five minutes?” Their answer is discouraging: “They took everything we had – passports, cameras, phones, iPads, laptops, luggage – everything.”

Scores of tourist groups visiting a San Francisco beach had their entire belongings, including their passports, stolen from their cars while they were just minutes from the ocean

On their second day in San Francisco, a group of tourists from Malta considered abandoning their trip and returning to Europe after a brazen robbery occurred within a 10-minute window in broad daylight

Video was shared on Tuesday, but the exact timing of these burglaries remains unclear. The incident happened at the northernmost tip of Ocean Beach in San Francisco.

While some viewers expressed their sympathy, others attributed the incidents to rising crime rates in San Francisco and wondered why people would choose to visit the city.

One user commented, “Why aren’t people learning not to visit California?” Another added, “You can’t leave anything in your car anymore.”

Others brought politics into the discussion, accusing voters of electing politicians they believe lack a clear stance on crime.

Shocking footage showed the car’s trunk vandalized and shattered glass lying on the floor

The incident happened at the northernmost tip of Ocean Beach in San Francisco

In August alone, San Francisco reported nearly 1,670 auto burglaries, contributing to the city’s nearly 10,000 vehicle thefts that year.

Criminals often engage in bipping and boosting, smashing car windows and speeding away, often targeting multiple parked vehicles in a single day.

Last month in San Francisco, thieves were caught on camera cruising the streets in a Lexus, stopping at parked cars, breaking windows and stealing valuables inside.

One SUV even had a person in the back seat when the windows were smashed, but the thief still grabbed the victim’s bag before escaping in the waiting Lexus.

Signs are dotted around the city warning residents and tourists not to leave anything in their cars, but the crime rate remains stubbornly high.

Tourist areas like North Beach, Japantown and Presidio have the highest rates of car burglaries per 10,000 residents.

Last year, McCray, President of the San Francisco Police Officers Federation, became a victim of the crime herself.

Her car was parked at the 1200 block of Franklin Street between Tenderloin and Japantown on March 23, 2022 while she was visiting a relative at CPMC Van Ness Campus Hospital.

McCray said she was parked for less than 30 minutes, yet her car was broken into.

Last month in San Francisco, thieves were caught on camera cruising the streets in a Lexus, stopping at parked cars, breaking windows and stealing valuables inside

In August alone, San Francisco reported nearly 1,670 auto burglaries, contributing to the city’s nearly 10,000 vehicle thefts that year

She wrote a blog post with the caption, “Damn, they got me too!”

Supervisor Dean Preston, whose district has several auto burglary hotspots in neighborhoods like Alamo Square and Japantown, last month called for a hearing with the mayor’s office, police, city transportation agency and other city departments to explain to the board of directors manager what is being done to resolve the problem.

“Despite many announcements, the city has made no significant progress in addressing this ongoing problem,” he said.

“It’s time to let the public know what worked and what didn’t, and what can be done together to finally reduce car burglaries.”

“Meanwhile, residents continue to grapple with broken car windows, stolen belongings and broken glass on streets and sidewalks, while visitors are left with trauma, financial loss and less-than-ideal memories of their visits.”