The parent company that owns City Gear stores is pleading for help from local law enforcement as brazen thieves target the Memphis athletic stores again and again.
Wednesday, thieves tried to bust into the City Gear store at 4070 Elvis Presley Boulevard. Though they weren’t successful, the company says glass doors were broken and the security gate was pulled off track, causing thousands in damage.
It was the sixth incident at a Memphis City Gear store this month, and the fourth in a week, the company said.
“This is absolutely out of control,” said an official with Hibbett, the company that owns City Gear, in a letter sent to local prosecutors. “We are at a loss as we continue to add enhanced security, enhanced alarms, enhanced gates, and reinforcements but none seems to be working as our stores are burglarized and significantly damaged multiple times per week.”
Last Thursday, thieves got away with $10,000 in merchandise from the City Gear store on South Third Street.
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