Another Bay Area photography store was hit by ram raid robbers early Monday, marking the latest incident in a string of similar crimes across the region.
At approximately 2:34 a.m., thieves made several failed attempts to break into Seawood Photo in San Rafael before crashing a vehicle through its front window, the store said in a Facebook post.
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The robbery resulted in the theft of an estimated $40,000 to $50,000 worth of equipment, as well as $10,000 in damages, the owners said.
Founded in 1947, Seawood Photo has been a cornerstone of the Bay Area photography community. The store’s owners shared their sense of loss on a GoFundMe fundraising page created to help cover the expenses from the robbery.
“Almost daily, someone walks in, marveling that a place like Seawood still exists,” they wrote. “New photographers find their first cameras here and learn to use them. Lifelong photographers share stories of their first cameras and experiences. Professionals, hobbyists, artists, journalists, dreamers, families of generational photographers, and everyone in between pass through our doors.”…