Robberies in Koreatown during the novel coronavirus shutdown

Chef Kang Sul Box and Shuto Izakaya were both burglarized this week during the coronavirus shutdown.
Jenn Harris • Los Angeles Times • April 1, 2020
Koreatown restaurant Chef Kang Sul Box was burglarized on Monday by at least two people who took cash, credit cards, blank checks and car keys. “People know right now that everyone is understaffed and there are no customers, so they could do...
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