Oakland police arrested seven people in a special undercover operation targeting car thieves. All seven of the suspects were caught in the act on Thursday, September 28.
There have been nearly 11,000 car burglaries in Oakland this year. Thats an increase of 41% over last year. Oakland police say theyve arrested seven people in a special operation that targets car thieves.arrested seven people in a special one-day undercover operation targeting car burglars. All seven of the suspects were caught in the act on Thursday, September 28.There have been nearly 11,000 car burglaries in Oakland this year, up 41% since this time last year.
The third investigation was conducted by officers assigned to the Ceasefire Division. Officers observed three people occupying a car looking into other vehicles. Officers followed the vehicle out of the area and discovered that it had a license plate that was not registered to the vehicle. Officers have strategies in place to avoid use of force, but they said they’ve seen an uptick in suspects ramming their cruisers to get away.
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