Police in Oakland on Wednesday provided details in the arrests of four teenage suspects who are connected with more than 50 commercial burglaries and robberies targeting businesses across the Bay Area.
Information regarding the crimes were made public at a press conference held by the Oakland Police Department Wednesday afternoon.Police noted that the department has seen a rise in commercial burglaries and robberies since January of this year. Detectives determined a group of underage individuals were committing the crimes in East Oakland, stealing cash registers from some businesses and targeting others in armed robberies.
Police did not say when the teens were taken into custody or provide specifics on the charges they were facing.'While we have seen a decrease in the overall number of violent crimes identified, our work is far from complete,' Oakland Police Chief Floyd Mitchell said. 'I'm grateful to our community members and law enforcement partners, who play a pivotal role in partnering with OPD in our pursuit to make Oakland safer.
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