Posted on 01/30/2024 8:27:34 PM PST by thecodont
Oakland - A popular store in Oakland's Rockridge neighborhood was broken into early Tuesday by burglars who rammed a pickup truck into the doors, the fourth such incident in recent months.
"I wish we could do something about it, but we cannot," said co-owner David Shrestha.
Surveillance video shows a pickup truck repeatedly backing into the store on College Avenue near Lawton Avenue at about 3:50 a.m. Tuesday.
Several intruders then rummage inside, stealing liquor, cigarettes, two cash registers and a safe.
"You can't even tell me right now how I'm feeling. I'm really, really mad," said Shrestha, who believes the same crew may be involved - and won't stop there.
"It's gonna happen again and again and again. It's been happening, it's gonna happen again. No matter what we do," he said.
Shrestha is frustrated because Oakland police have their hands tied when it comes to property crimes.
"They cannot chase, even if they see someone leaving, which happened the first time," Shrestha said. "They saw them leave, and did not chase. When we asked, they said they're not allowed to chase anyone like that."
Customers of this longtime neighborhood store are shocked. Many stopped to take photos of the broken glass and the aftermath.
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Pepper spray on an aerosol spray that goes off with the alarm.
Shut it down.
Ever hear of a “shotgun squad”?
Put an AirTag in a special carton of cigarettes.
On the shelf at night, off the shelf during business hours.
Ever hear of a stakeout?
Dear Noxious Newsome:
We the retailers of California will only sell cigarettes on consignment from the State of California.
Our rates are 60 cents a pack and $5 a carton.
Fed-up Retailers
Rockridge in Oakland I think is a high income neighborhood in general.
Bollards and shotguns.
"There's no avoiding this conclusion. Our town is turning into s___!"
Ever hear of Korean snipers?
Use the big “crowd control” foggers that prisons use.
CC
“I wish we could do something about it, but we cannot,”
four foot high bollards made from vertical railroad rails spaced three feet apart and sunk six feet deep would at least stop the ramming attacks ...
“I wish we could do something about it, but we cannot,” said co-owner David Shrestha. Surveillance video shows a pickup truck repeatedly backing into the store on College Avenue near Lawton Avenue at about 3:50 a.m. Tuesday. Several intruders then rummage inside, stealing liquor, cigarettes, two cash registers and a safe. “You can’t even tell me right now how I’m feeling. I’m really, really mad,” said Shrestha, who believes...
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What a pussy.
I thought about that convenience store up at Lake Tahoe that was regularly visited by a local black bear.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xApoL_UdFvM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThB-7EIPPT4
They need to tell the bear to come down to Oakland, hang out in the store at night. All the snacks he could want.
This might be a factor in the crime wave:
Smash and grab thief: “This is the Golden Age for us. A good time to be alive.”
Yep
marxist democrat open borders >>> third world UnitedStates
-fJRoberts-
It’s an expensive area with old Arts and Crafts homes. It’s predominatly lesbians, lesbisn couples/families.
They worked up a #6 on ‘em.
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