Ferguson police stand down; Looters run wild again; Local store owners plead for help: 'Where the cops at?'

This is what a looted store looks like. @FOX2now #ferguson pic.twitter.com/4ZNGExzqLQ

— George Sells (@GeorgeSells) August 16, 2014

#breakingnews looters destroy #Ferguson Mkt; no police responding; MO St PD ordered STL Co: stand down @FOX2now pic.twitter.com/8RnNWIsKT0

— Andy Banker (@andybankertv) August 16, 2014

Damage-looting at #Ferguson beauty supp and Ferg Mkt & liq. State PD drove by without stopping @FOX2now owners livid pic.twitter.com/e42pv7azM4

— Andy Banker (@andybankertv) August 16, 2014

The cellular phone store looters took over #ferguson pic.twitter.com/OtPt7y8lmw

— Shimon Prokupecz (@ShimonPro) August 16, 2014

.@MichaelCalhoun: 20+ people out of hand at McDonald's, no police response. Maybe if there were reporters there, they'd move in? #Ferguson

— Gloria Lloyd (@glorialloyd) August 16, 2014

Have been here for over an hour and there has been absolutely no police engagement at all. #Ferguson

— Shimon Prokupecz (@ShimonPro) August 16, 2014

Sam's Meat Market owner tells @FOX2now: he saw his store being looted on TV, 911 shrugged him off. No response. #Ferguson (1/2)

— Gloria Lloyd (@glorialloyd) August 16, 2014

This is supposed to be America land of the free. Where the cops at he says to protect us. #ferguson pic.twitter.com/Rsr1VwbcTg

— Shimon Prokupecz (@ShimonPro) August 16, 2014

Store owners showing up to find there stores damaged. They're not happy with police not stopping looters #ferguson pic.twitter.com/OfjcdabBzF

— Shimon Prokupecz (@ShimonPro) August 16, 2014

Owners of SAMs Meat Market defending their store because they say police won't. @FOX2now #ferguson pic.twitter.com/TTG2eaCw5d

— George Sells (@GeorgeSells) August 16, 2014

In #Ferguson, police are turning around armored vehicles

— Ben Kesling (@bkesling) August 16, 2014

“We were just waiting for them to leave” Looter in #Fergurson celebrating the police turning around.

— Ben Kesling (@bkesling) August 16, 2014

Sign at #Ferguson Mkt after looters ransacked the store, with police driving by, not responding via @andybankertv pic.twitter.com/AQKsHksS2f

— FOX2now (@FOX2now) August 16, 2014

By the time I arrived, the police were gone, as were the tear gas and smoke. Based on previous nights, that seemed strange. #Ferguson

— Antonio French (@AntonioFrench) August 16, 2014

Police checking on store owners. A little too late they say. #ferguson pic.twitter.com/yPPKceVFN3

— Shimon Prokupecz (@ShimonPro) August 16, 2014