Schiff falls victim to crime in California hours before fundraiser: ‘Welcome to San Francisco’ – Washington Examiner

Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) was forced to give a speech at a fancy San Francisco dinner in casual wear after carjackers stole his luggage.

Schiff’s car was broken into by thieves who stole his luggage on Thursday, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. It was parked in a downtown garage, and the theft occurred when he wasn’t there. At a campaign dinner that night, attorney Joe Cotchett ribbed the noticeably underdressed representative and Senate candidate.

“I guess it’s ‘Welcome to San Francisco,’” Cotchett’s spokesman Lee Houskeeper joked.

Schiff appeared to brush off the theft, taking it in stride in his speech at the dinner.

“Yes, they took my bags,” he said. “But I’m here to thank Joe.”

His handling of the situation further won over Cotchett, according to the outlet, who supports Schiff’s effort to fill former Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s seat.

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“Adam really showed himself tonight,” he said. “He’ll be a great senator — he’s going to change the Senate tremendously.”

Vehicle break-ins have reached a record high in San Francisco over the past few years, with the San Francisco Police Department reporting that 1,670 car break-ins occurred in just 30 days last year.