As KCBS has been updating you about, Bay Area retailers have been hit with a flurry of large scale theft in incidents that seem to be getting bolder.

After closing because of an armed robbery, the fancy tech store B8ta recently reopened with a lot more bells and whistles in place, including expensive bullet proof vest-protected private security, coming out to about $30,000 dollars a month. 

For more on this, KCBS News Anchor Megan Goldsby spoke with KCBS Insider Phil Matier.