Macy’s closes store doors for good alongside pharmacies & gas stations as theft drives US city downtown into ‘doom loop’ [Video]

A MAJOR US city has seen several retailers shutter as theft drives its downtown area into crisis, officials said.

St. Louis, Missouri, used to have a bustling downtown area, however, it’s become a dangerous place stricken with crime and empty office buildings.

A report from the Wall Street Journal on April 9 described the “real estate nightmare” with stories of boarded-up shops and raids by police and firefighters to search for squatters and missing people.

These raids can be chaotic at times – in 2023, a search dog fell through an open window and died. Another time, a fire broke out by who authorities believed to be copper thieves.

The largest building in the city, a 44-story mammoth once …