Speaking of mass robberies in the Bay Area…a family-owned jewelry shop in Oakland’s Chinatown was targeted around 1:40AM.

The owner tells me about a dozen people were seen on surveillance trying to break in.

You can see a crowbar & what appears to be a carjack (1/4) #BayArea
The people are unable to break through the metal gate installed earlier this year. (They were robbed in Feb.)

I shortened the 4m vid but here’s the end where you can see everyone run into waiting cars nearby.

"We just feel so numb & disgusted.” says the owner. (2/4) #oakland
A good neighbor called 9-1-1 to alert OPD.

BTW: this shop was the one I reported on a few months ago. A family member witnessed women get robbed & dragged on the ground outside.

He ran after them & threw a stool to stop the getaway car. (3/4) #oakland #aapi
The store owner tells me they’re adding security cameras, moving their inventory to a safer place & working on finding ways to stay in business safely.

(BTW: grandma apparently loves her store but is in “utter shock this year” and is terrified. 😢)

(4/4) #aapi #oakland
Note: the jewelry store incident from this fall where a man chased after the prude snatchers is actually another location— same family.

One family member says a jewelry store on the block closed because of theft and moved to San Jose.

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17 Nov
This is 84-year old Marc. He was at an ATM in Laurel Village yesterday when a man approached & said “give me your money, give me your money!”

As Marc reached for his bag to give him cash the man hit Marc 2x’s in the face w/a glass bottle.(1/3) #StopAAPIHate
Marc suffered bruises as you can see— along with sinus fractures. His daughter told me his head and shoulder scan showed no major damage.

Amazingly his spirits were high. He even gave me this bible & credited his big family with longevity and health. (2/3) #StopAsianHate
Marc’s daughter Ana is a nurse. She is grateful for the Good Samaritans who came to the rescue to assist her dad.

“It’s really upsetting…evil people lurking around. It makes us so sad, our family…that these people are preying on the innocent and the frail.”

#StopAAPIHate
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12 Nov
A $10,000 reward will be announced tomorrow.

It’s for anyone w/ info leading to an arrest in 23-month old Jasper Wu’s shooting death along 880.

The money comes f/the Oakland Chinatown Chamber, @BurmaSuperstar & @SanFranciscoPOA Crimes Against Asians Fund #JusticeForJasper
A number of you have been asking how Jasper’s parents are doing.

I am giving them space as they make funeral plans & grieve.

A family friend says they’re planning for a Buddhist monk to perform the last rite chanting & the funeral could be the week after next. #RIP
The family’s friend also said mom Xiao Xiao (Cherry) did not want to accept the $200k+ GoFundMe at 1st

She was feeling guilt & didn’t know what she’d do w/ the $ since her son was already dead

Cherry’s friend got her to accept explaining its a show of support f/the community.
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5 Nov
𝗘𝗫𝗖𝗟𝗨𝗦𝗜𝗩𝗘: This woman is now blind in one eye after getting hit by a random paintball attack early Sat morning.

Zoe is a colorist a Spoke & Weal & will be out of work at least a month.

She told me she & her partner were waiting for a ride in the Sunset… (1/4)
…after Outsidelands.

Zoe & her boyfriend say someone driving by hit them multiple times and sped away.

Here are photos of Zoe’s healing process.

SFPD is investigating. (2/4)
Zoe says every day is touch and go. Her ophthalmologist can’t say if she’ll ever get her sight back, it’s just too early.

Last year at least 4 people have been hit by paintballs in Bernal Heights. A 19-y/o also shot at a pregnant woman in Marin around the same time. (3/4)
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5 Nov
𝗩𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝘆𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗦𝗺𝗮𝘀𝗵 & 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗯: the Providence Christian women’s team van was broken into Weds while taking a hike break in Lands End.

Ab 10 suitcases were stolen.

They were passing through on their way to a tournament in Redding (1/4) #SanFrancisco
Little did they know a woman found their discarded belongings several blocks away.

She told her neighbor Mark who brought all the items back to his home.

He found the coach’s number in a bag &
the team picked up their gear & items just in time for their game (2/4) #crime
Mark says he does this to help SFPD trying to reunite items “I do this to motivate more neighbors & inspire and encourage others to do it.”

The coach was proud of his players for staying positive during the frustrating ordeal. Even dancing & making a rap! (3/4) #SanFrancisco
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16 Oct
𝗩𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲𝘀 "𝗕𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗥𝗮𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗺" 𝗕𝘆 𝗦𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗮 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗮 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀: “𝘐𝘵 𝘥𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘧𝘦𝘭𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘢 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘣 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘶𝘵.”

BMW owner Bill brought his car to America’s Tire in Santa Clara in Sept. (1/4)
He says the car came back with a crack in the windshield and a nick in the paint.

When he checked the dash cam video he was shocked to see the workers rev the engine, laugh, talk about throwing car parts & then mock Bill using an Asian accent. (2/4) #bmw #StopAAPIHate
After Bill’s friend w/ 219K followers on IG posted the video Bill says AT offered him a new set of tires & $5K & asked for the video to be removed.

I went to the shop where the incident happened & learned the two employees are no longer working for the company. I also… (3/5)
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9 Oct
𝗘𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗠𝗮𝗻 𝗕𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗪/𝗛𝗶𝘀 𝗢𝘄𝗻 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗲: someone who knows the man told me the victim is mid/late 60’s, ESL & has a speech impairment.

This happened just a couple hours ago around Larkin & O’Farrell in San Francisco.#StopAsianHate #StopAAPIHate (1/3)
The suspect even BREAKS the cane & leaves for a moment then returns & appears to rob the senior.

The victim has to be taken to the hospital and I’m told the suspect was arrested.

(2/3) #StopAsianHate #SanFrancisco
On a human note— I see a lot of this s**t as a reporter.

While it is ALL awful, there is something especially egregious that makes me sick about crimes targeting the elderly who use need help walking. I can’t help but think of this:

abc7news.com/san-francisco-… #StopAsianHate
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