Bartell Drugs says it will not open any more stores in downtown Seattle after violent assaults on em

[DigitalDrifter]

ployees.

And of course it's from these miserable people we call the "homeless".

SEATTLE -- The CEO of Bartell Drugs Kathi Lentzsch has been in her role for about year.

She moved from San Francisco to take the job in Seattle, and frankly she says she is surprised over the number of incidents and the violence she is seeing in Seattle.

Surveillance videos inside Bartell Drugs have captured countless shoplifting cases. In one incident, video shows a man in one aisle quickly running off with up to $700 worth of skincare products.

Lentzsch says many times the criminals are bold and many of them are repeat offenders.

“They will stand in front of our staff with a basket full of products and tell them we know you can’t come after us and walk out the door,” Lentzsch said.

It’s costing the company a lot, but the CEO didn’t sit down with Q13 News to talk about shoplifting.

“We've had too many cases of employees ending up in the hospital or with very serious issues,” Lentzsch said.

Bartell Drugs says it will not open any more stores in downtown Seattle after violent assaults on employees

 

[Claudette]

It doesn't pay to have an honest job. Good Lord. Bartell should move the hell out of Seattle.

I'm sure other cities would be glad to have them.

I sure would.

 

[DigitalDrifter]

It's sad as hell that the vast majority who are honest hard working citizens have to be the ones who not only have to literally pay for these miserable people, but also lose out when employers move away due to this crap.