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In-N-Out Burger Closes Oakland Location Due to Rampant Crime

Despite the location's profitability, the company prioritizes the safety of its customers and associates amid ongoing crime issues.

  • In-N-Out Burger is closing its only Oakland location due to ongoing crime issues, despite the location being highly profitable.
  • The decision to close is a first for the company, which has relocated but never closed a location in its 75-year history.
  • Employees at the Oakland location will have the option to transfer to other locations or receive severance packages.
  • Security guards report up to five break-ins per day at the Oakland location, with some days seeing almost constant crime.
  • Local leaders, including Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao, have been criticized for their handling of the city's crime problem.
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