A touring British indie-rock band claimed they misplaced private gear when armed robbers focused their van whereas they have been getting espresso at a Starbucks in Vallejo, California, Tuesday morning on the primary day of their U.S. tour.
The band posted in regards to the incident on their Instagram account. Cellphone video confirmed a person taking gadgets out of a van because the individual taking the video shouts for one of many band’s get together to get down earlier than yelling, “Ring the police! Ring the police!”
The video gave the impression to be of the Starbucks and gasoline station positioned at 199 Lincoln Rd. West in Vallejo.
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“Simply been robbed at gun level 10 minutes into the US tour,” the textual content accompanying the video learn. “Stopped for espresso. Man runs in saying some guys are smashing right into a van. Ran out to attempt to cease it and discover masked guys ransacking the van. Begin yelling and so they pull out a gun.”
Within the video, one of many people robbing the van will be seen brandishing a firearm, reportedly on the tour supervisor. Two members of the band’s touring contingent are then seen working again into the Starbucks as individuals within the espresso store will be heard instructing individuals to remain inside. Along with expletives, the victims are heard mentioning gadgets that they noticed being taken together with baggage and a laptop computer.
In keeping with a narrative posted by the BBC, the band — who’ve positioned two albums within the UK high 10 — “misplaced their passports, stage tools and private belongings within the incident,” which occurred at round 8:45 a.m.
The band had been scheduled to begin their U.S. tour in San Francisco on the Kilowatt on Monday evening, however a cancelled flight out of the UK led to that present being rescheduled on the Chapel for this Saturday night. The delay meant that Sport Group would truly kick off their tour with an all-ages present Tuesday evening on the Goldfield Buying and selling Publish in Sacramento. The band was on their option to Sacramento when the theft occurred.
“Police response was “submit a web-based report.” Misplaced loads of private gear, however they did not get the devices so driving on to Sacramento to play tonight,” the band stated of their Instagram submit.
CBS Information Bay Space reached out to the Vallejo Police Division relating to the incident, however has not but heard again.
Whereas the submit tried some levity, the band appeared shocked and shaken at what occurred to them.
“In all seriousness fairly stunning how resigned everybody gave the impression to be to it. ‘It occurs,'” the submit stated in closing. “9am at some petrol station Starbucks. Wild.”
