In-N-Out heiress Lynsi Snyder reveals why she closed Oakland location

The billionaire owner of In-N-Out Burger has revealed the shocking wave of violence that forced her to close the chain’s Oakland restaurant.

Lynsi Snyder revealed it was the “absolutely dangerous” conditions that led to the unprecedented closure of the popular burger joint – the first permanent closure in the company’s 76-year history.

In an interview with PragerUshe described 300 of the 365 days of violence in one year, including stabbings and gunfire that ripped through the building.

“Out of the 365 days, I think almost 300 days there was some kind of event happening,” Snyder told PragerU.

“There were car break-ins, violence, theft, there was a lot of it,” she said. “Gunshots went through the store, stabbings — it was huge.”

“The amount of time it would take for police to arrive was alarming,” Snyder added.

“For the safety of our employees, it was just not okay.”

The restaurant, which had become a magnet for crime in the area, was forced to close its doors in March after police recorded a whopping 1,335 criminal incidents at the location since 2019, making it Oakland’s most dangerous business location.

Lynsi Snyder revealed it was the ‘absolutely dangerous’ conditions that led to the unprecedented closure of the popular burger joint – the first permanent closure in the company’s 76-year history

The crime wave included 1,174 car burglaries, nine robberies, two commercial burglaries and four domestic violence incidents.

The Oakland location, located on a busy route to the airport and near the Oakland A Stadium, had been a local staple until crime made operations untenable.

In January, In-N-Out Chief Operating Officer Denny Warnick announced the news in a statement.

“We have made the decision to close our In-N-Out Burger location in Oakland, California due to ongoing crime issues,” Warnick wrote in a statement.

The company said it has “taken repeated steps to create safer conditions.” Our customers and employees regularly become victims.’

“We believe that the frequency and severity of the crimes our customers and associates face leave us with no alternative,” Warnick said.

Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao had promised an increased police presence in the area, but for In-N-Out the damage had already been done.

“As mayor, I have prioritized this critical gateway to Oakland,” Thao told Oakland-based television station KTUV-TV at the time.

In an interview with PragerU, she described 300 out of 365 days of violence in one year, including stabbings and gunshots that ripped through the building.

Cars near the In-N-Out are often the target of robberies

The In-N-Out is located near Oakland Airport, making it a perfect target for thieves

She explained that the Oakland Police Department had installed three cameras to monitor the area.

After the Oakland location closed, another In-N-Out franchise closed in California, but only temporarily.

The iconic In-N-Out Burger location at Sunset Boulevard and North Orange Drive in Hollywood — a popular post-Oscars hangout for many celebrities — announced that the restaurant would be closed for a few days in March “for routine treatment and prevention of termites’. .’

The Hollywood In-N-Out Burger had a tent above the restaurant and it was fenced off, KTLA 5 reported.

The In-N-Out Burger in Hollywood is one of the fast-food chain’s 286 restaurants in California, all open seven days a week.

Earlier this month, terrified customers captured the bizarre moment a crazed man with a knife smashed the windows of anN-Out restaurant on Van Nuys Boulevard in Sherman Oaks – a neighborhood in the city of Los Angeles.

A man wearing only black sweatpants and sneakers began chaotically piercing the establishment’s large windows from outside, startling customers who were eating directly on the other side of the glass.

The In-N-Out is located on a square mile of several gas stations that police say are the targets of about a dozen violent crimes every day

Video footage showed the fully clothed, unnamed man lying face up on the sidewalk just feet away from the front door as a security guard stood over him — while several customers stood on the other side of the glass sat together to watch.

But in the next recorded clip, the same man was captured – this time shirtless – walking through the parking lot before approaching the windows with a sharp knife.

“Oh sh**, bro got knifed,” the person filming can be heard saying. “This went from fun to dangerous very quickly.”

The video showed the man walking from window to window trying to stab the glass as customers quickly moved away from their tables and an employee stood by the door on the phone.

A security guard was then arrested near the front door, where he pushed the shirtless man – who appeared to be more aggressive – away from both himself and the restaurant entrance.