Earlier this month in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, two local Wawa convenience stores shut down permanently. The company didn’t make any bones over the reason for the closures. It turns out that their convenience stores are simply too convenient to rob, and gangs of violent “youths” have been raiding the stores to empty them out, with employees and legitimate patrons frequently being attacked in the process. In other instances, individual armed robbers or small groups have gone in to empty the registers and threaten the workers at gunpoint.

That wasn’t the end of the bad news for Wawa workers and customers in the City of Brotherly Love, sadly. This week the company announced that nine stores in the rougher parts of the city and neighboring Bucks County will be reducing their hours. The stores will be shutting down at midnight and not reopening until five in the morning. The reasons are the same. Philadelphia is simply too dangerous of a place these days to operate a convenience store and the company will prioritize “safety before your coffee.” (CBS Philadelphia)

Days after Wawa announced two Center City locations are permanently closing for safety concerns, CBS3 has learned nine Wawa’s in Northeast Philly and Bucks County are shutting down overnight following a pair of armed robberies.

On Thursday night, that suspect remains on the run.

The robberies happened in Bucks County but a store in Somerton is on the list. The Wawa is open to customers until about midnight, but the store will then close and it won’t reopen until 5 a.m.

“Safety comes first before your coffee,” Kim Dorman said.

Does anyone remember the good old days when Philadelphia was a city located in a first-world nation? You know… the sort of place where crimes, unfortunately, happened from time to time but the police would quickly move to track down the perpetrators and lock them up. A place where the law-abiding vastly outnumbered the lawless and would assist the police with gathering evidence and solving the crimes. Ah… good times.

Sadly, that appears to be a thing of the past. Gangs of thieves roam the streets with impunity, with many not even bothering to wear masks these days in an attempt to conceal their identities. Why would they go to the trouble? It’s not as if they’re going to be arrested. The suspect in the two armed robberies earlier this week is still on the loose and the police haven’t even released the name of anyone for the public to keep an eye out for.

Most of the bandits simply aren’t worried about the police. Again… why would they be? Thanks to the policies of Soros-funded District Attorney Larry Krasner and the hilariously (and accurately) named Police Chief Danielle Outlaw, even if the cops do manage to pick them up, they’ll be back out on the streets in a matter of hours without having to post bail.

Of course, in order for that to happen you have to actually find a police officer who is available to track down a suspect. That’s a tall order to fill these days. As of August, the Philadelphia Police Department was more than 1,300 officers short of their target staffing levels. Disspirited cops are leaving the force faster than they can be replaced. And all of that seems to be fine with Krasner and Outlaw. They both came into their current positions on a promise to “empty the jails” as part of a massive “decarceration” effort and to “hold the police accountable.”

It would appear that they have succeeded in those goals beyond their wildest dreams. And it’s the lawful residents and business owners of Philadelphia who are paying the price for it. So now, if you happen to be working the third shift in Philly and you’re looking for a cup of coffee, make sure to bring a thermos with you. And probably a gun, as well, assuming you are one of the few who are lucky enough to obtain a permit. You’ll probably need it sooner or later.