I’ve seen a lot of break-ins but this one blew my mind.
Watch this Oakland gas station employee jump when a backhoes bursts through the window & digs at the ATM!
This happened today at W Grand & Market.
Men run in, attach a chain to the ATM & run to a truck waiting outside.
A friend of the owner told me “this has to go on the news. It’s like a third world country now…”
Small biz across the city messages me almost daily about break-ins. But I’ve never seen something like this.
The incident took about 3 mins & allegedly caused $70K in damages.
Note: someone messaged my colleague @jrstonelive today saying he knew where the backhoe was stolen from. Waiting on confirmation. JR’s story and interview with the gas station owner is tonight at 11.
PS: I imagine driving and operating a backhoe is quite a specialized skill…
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𝗔𝗔𝗣𝗜 𝗢𝘄𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗧𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗱 “3xs a week… for months.”
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Lee’s Sandwiches gets vandalized & broken into regularly. @tl_merchants says hundreds of $ of items get stolen/damaged each time.
Rene Colorado Ex. Dir of @tl_merchants says ambassadors (who now wear bulletproof vests aft getting a gun pulled on them) patrol daily & have been successful in deterring crime 9-6.
But crooks have figured out they can break in b4 or after they leave for the day #SanFrancisco
Renee says “the sense in the community is that the Asian community is an easy target…ur not going to get hurt ur not going to get caught & there are no consequences. It’s been kind of lk a free for all so we’re on edge, the community has been on edge for months.” #StopAAPIHate