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‘Customers aren’t taking the risk’: growing retail crime upends Oakland business community

Sarpreet Oberoi has been to various In-N-Out Burger locations in the Bay Area over the past eight years and found news that the Oakport outlet was closing because of crime “saddening.”  He believes it’s a good spot for a fast food company, with plentiful parking, lots of customers, and a vibrant retail corridor. But it’s law and order that matters, he said.  Major chain businesses are leaving or reducing operations in Oakland due to crime. However, small business owners are…