Thieves struck a San Francisco outpost of PlumpJack Wine & Spirits on Tuesday, the latest in a string of break-ins at the wine company founded by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Police responding to an alarm sounding at the corner of Greenwich and Fillmore streets around 6:40 a.m. Tuesday discovered a busted storefront window, said Adam Lobsinger, a spokesman for the San Francisco Police Department. Officers did not find any suspects inside the store.
Joe Arellano, a spokesman for the PlumpJack Group, confirmed that the early morning break-in attempt occurred at the company’s Cow Hollow store.
“Over the past year during the shelter-in-place, this store location has experienced several attempted break-ins, similar to many of the other businesses in the area and across the city,” Arellano said.
Police have responded to least three previous burglaries at the Cow Hollow store in 2021, Lobsinger said. Before Tuesday’s incident, thieves broke the store’s windows once in February and twice in April.
PlumpJack “recently installed security cameras,” Arellano said, adding that the store is reviewing Tuesday morning’s footage for clues.
Police had not made any arrests as of Tuesday evening.
Newsom opened the Fillmore Street wine shop in 1992 with seed money from billionaire oil heir and family friend, Gordon Getty.
When he became mayor in 2004, Newsom sold his share of the businesses he owned back to Getty for $1.7 million, but kept control of the assets outside the city. He bought his share of the company back from Getty after he was elected lieutenant governor in 2010.
As governor, Newsom placed his wine and hospitality companies in a blind trust run by a family friend. Newsom and his wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, have earned millions from their stakes in the companies in recent years, according to their tax returns.
Nora Mishanec is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: nora.mishanec@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @NMishanec
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