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I have had a series of issues this week with crime in our area.
On 9/15/2015, I was the victim of an attempted robbery. a man approached me with a sawn off shotgun and demanded my phone and my wallet. i refused to give him anything and urged him that this was not the right thing to do. he turned around and walked away. the police arrived within a minute of being called but were unable to find him after a sweep of the area.
the next morning, my girlfriend realized her car was broken into. they did not steal anything but broke her window.
today, 9/20/2015, My car was broken into. The criminal broke the back passenger door and looked through my car, opened my glove compartment and stole anything they could find.
It is absolutely ridiculous that all of these occurrences have happened and yet i have not seen any action by the Oakland Police Department. thee street is filled with broken glass and yet the city doesn't come to clean it up which just provides a basis for criminals to come by and break into cars. Even with a Armed and Dangerous criminal on the loose, i have not seen even the slightest increase in police paroling the area.
There needs to be pressure put on to the city officials and the Oakland police department. I am tired of being a victim and it is only a matter of time that someone becomes a vigilante to stop this crime.
I have decided to seek legal counsel to see if there is any action that may be taken against the city. Oakland needs to change if they want people to live here. and you can bet that the next time someone tries to rob me, they will be heading to the hospital since the police obviously cannot do their job.
18 Comments
Godkänd City of Oakland (Verified Official)
David Coleman (Registered User)
sheeeesh! (Registered User)
Dustin,
You want to make sure that when you report these incidents that you have the right location on SCF. I notice that the address you gave for it does not correspond to the location on SCF.
When you reported it came up as 37th Ave (behind Home Depot) on SCF... whereas the address you gave is 547 24th Street... which is closer to downtown.
Dustin Cameron (Registered User)
sheeeesh! (Registered User)
"Calif Prop 47 has made things much worse and much easier for the criminals"
That statement has nothing to do with an attempted robbery. What 47 changed was:
http://ballotpedia.org/California_Proposition_47,_Reduced_Penalties_for_Some_Crimes_Initiative_%282014%29
The measure requires misdemeanor sentencing instead of felony for the following crimes:[1][2]
Shoplifting, where the value of property stolen does not exceed $950
Grand theft, where the value of the stolen property does not exceed $950
Receiving stolen property, where the value of the property does not exceed $950
Forgery, where the value of forged check, bond or bill does not exceed $950
Fraud, where the value of the fraudulent check, draft or order does not exceed $950
Writing a bad check, where the value of the check does not exceed $950
Personal use of most illegal drugs
It doesn't help to reduce crime to throw out blanket statements such as that that have little basis in reality.
Herbert Marcuse (Registered User)
Were you cars broken into on Northgate? Car break ins happen ALL THE TIME there.
Crime is obviously a complex issue, but we really need to make Northgate more pedestrian friendly. Crime will diminish if we can get more people on the street.
Dustin Cameron (Registered User)
Herbert Marcuse (Registered User)
David Coleman (Registered User)
Vigilante (Registered User)
Dustin Cameron (Registered User)
1. Hear* and no*
2. Not remotely close to what a "hipster" is
3. I am currently a law student so money is a bit tight considering I'm living off of student loans. Therefore I did not have that many options on where I can live. The apartment I chose was realitively nice and in an area that I thought was growing.
Lastly, it is only a "high crime" area because people have made it so. Don't blame me for not doing my homework when I knew exactly what I was moving into. The fact is if people do not take a stand and do something then it will continue to be a breeding ground for criminals.
Instead of blaming the people that are trying to make the area better, your negative energy would be better focused at the city for not taking care of the streets and allowing a homeless camp down the street.
Vigilante (Registered User)
I'm very clueless to your claim of my negative yada yada yada! My "Glass 1/2 full", Positive attitude, helpful citizen, Native of Oakland Not Oaklandish!
Go "Cry Me a River"... I tolerate you & all the new implants; who look or Act like you! If you like you can lean on me & continue to turn a shameful blind eye to the root of those like you, in the new GENTRIFICATION movement! Sorry, Not Sorry!
IG (Registered User)
sheeeesh! (Registered User)
"kudos to you for speaking out and taking action."
Ditto. This is the only way that things will change for the better... If we are all willing to speak out AND take action. Otherwise we are left with the festering boil of a town that Vigilante seems to prefer.
Herbert Marcuse (Registered User)
Crime can be scary and traumatic, but incarcerating more people is not the solution. The United States has locked up more people than any other country in world history. How many more should we incarcerate? Another million? Another two million?
I don't think that's what we need. We need holistic solutions. Let's start by building affordable housing along Northgate. (https://www.facebook.com/fixnorthgate)
Erica C. (Registered User)
To Herbert Marcuse,
Thank you.
City of Oakland (Verified Official)
The City of Oakland Public Works Department has referred this issue to OPD - CALL NON-EMERGENCY, (510) 777-3333. Please contact that department to follow-up (see "Other Helpful Links" at http://www2.oaklandnet.com/Government/o/PWA/Connect/ReportaProblem/index.htm#Links).
Here are some important City of Oakland contact points:
* Abandoned Autos: 510-777-8622 (abandoned vehicles on public street after 3 days)
* Animal Control: 510-535-5602 (live animals) or 510-535-4888 (dead animals)
* Code Enforcement: 510-238-3381 (blighted private properties, deteriorated buildings, inoperable vehicles on private property)
* Drug Hotline: 510-238-3784 (tips) or 510-777-3211 (in progress)
* Parking Citations: 800-500-6484 (parking citation assistance center, pay or appeal a citation) or 510-238-3099 (enforcement)
* Prostitution Hotline: 510-238-2373 (tips) or 510-777-3211 (in progress)
Thank you.
Dustin Cameron (Registered User)
Dear Vigilante,
I am so happy that you are able to know exactly how I am and how I have lived my life.
So because I have made a post referring to the issues in my neighborhood I am a "hipster" and an "implant"?
I am unsure why you keep referring to "gentrification" when you, again, know nothing about me.
Sadly, people like you will be the obstacle for change in Oakland. If you wish for your city to continue to be a high crime and high drug trafficking area, then so be it. But you will be only slowing down any progress that the good people are trying to make.
You see vigilante, I do not post or try to make a positive imprint just for my own selfish needs. I wish for Oakland to improve and grow for the future generations, for my children and your children to live in a safer environment that is growing daily.
You know why I refused to give anything to the robber? Not because I am an "implant", but because I do not want to give them a reason to come back. If I was to give in and give him my belongings, that is basically telling him that he can continue to come to my neoghborhood and rob people. It wasn't out of pride or out of my own stubborn behavior, it was because I did not want to become an enabler to criminal activity.
Again, sadly, with your attitude you are the definition of an enabler. By accepting Oakland for the way it is and not respecting these "implants" that are moving into the city to change it, you are only another obsticle of progress.
"If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor"
-Desmond Tutu
I may not be able to change your views, but I truly hope they do change. I am not an implant or a hipster, just a young man looking for a city to call home and a place that I can truly make a difference. Maybe Oakland is not for me, it definitely does not have the same forests as my small home town. But here I am, still trying to do something.