Thursday, 01 November 2012 17:48

Looting, Violence Plague Post-Sandy NYC

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"Water that had risen six feet high hadn't completely drained away from the streets of Coney Island in Brooklyn, N.Y., yet looters had already rifled through the remains of vulnerable shops on Mermaid Avenue.

At about 8 a.m. on Tuesday, workers arrived at Mega Aid Pharmacy to find that not only had Hurricane Sandy obliterated the building's interior the night before, but thieves had broken in and gone through more than 10,000 pharmaceutical items. Most of the stolen goods were prescription meds."

This is what I expect to see a lot more of in the news tomorrow and over the weekend. Stay safe folks. - Wes

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