There’s no such thing as a clean getaway anymore, at least in San Francisco.
That’s according to rapper Dreamllife Rizzy, who lamented on the podcast “No Jumpers” that thanks to surveillance tech like drones and license plate readers, crimes just don’t work anymore.
“Soon as you slide past that motherf—er with stolen plates, they’re gonna issue a warning to every SFPD station in that area, if not the entire city … and they start dispatching to that area,” Rizzy explained.
“And when they catch you, they’re gonna catch you.”
In the resurfaced interview, first published in September, Dreamliife Rizzy joined host Adam Grandmaison for a wide-ranging discussion of how crime has changed in San Francisco, which became internationally infamous for rampant drug dealing, thefts and “bipping” — smashing car windows.
Rizzy explained that new police tech have made it impossible to get away with certain dirty deeds as drones and cameras blanket the city once known for widespread petty crime.
“Crime in San Francisco, that s–t’s over with, brother,” he said.
This year, the San Francisco Police Department opened an expanded Real-Time Investigation Center in downtown using private donations. The center uses drones, Flock automated license plate readers, public safety cameras, and other tech, and police say that in the year since the center launched, auto theft has decreased by 41% while arrests for auto theft cases have increased by 46%.
Flock maintains 12 drones that police can autonomously deploy, deterring auto burglaries and bipping, according to the company. The company also has a network of 400 license plate readers camera along with privately owned devices that can be tapped.
“San Francisco is one of the most iconic cities in America, and of course, one of its most tech-forward,” Flock Safety CEO Garrett Langley told The Post.
The San Francisco-based rapper alluded to criticism of the surveillance tech, as civil liberties groups argue that tech such as Flock cameras violate privacy.
“Damn near violating our rights,” he remarked.
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