A Tenderloin jazz bar owner lambasted San Francisco police and fire officials Wednesday for failing to protect his business following an overnight break-in, leaving the property unsecured while thieves cycled through for several more hours.
Fritz Quattlebaum, who owns the Black Cat bar and supper club on Eddy Street, said police and fire crews who responded to the initial burglary early Tuesday morning taped a plastic shade to the frame of the shattered glass door and left after 20 minutes.
Police did not return to the business for the rest of the night, Quattlebaum said, allowing unfettered access for a second wave of burglars.
“The Police Department is one block away, and no one bothered to stop by and check,” Quattlebaum said. “Most of the damage, most of the stuff (taken) happened after police got there.”
Spokespersons for the Police and Fire departments said officials made…
