New Oakland police Chief Floyd Mitchell met with the owner of the 76 gas station on Hegenberger Road, about one week after it was targeted by a mob of people in a robbery captured on surveillance video.
About a week after an Oakland gas station was raided by a mob of people overnight, Oakland 's new police chief met with its owner and other small businesses Wednesday afternoon. The chaos was captured in a now-viral surveillance video. It was a 40-minute free-for-all that showed dozens of people stealing everything they could get their hands on, including $25,000 in cash from the register.Owner and manager Sam Mardaie said police took nine hours to respond.
"We know that the city of Oakland is facing some major financial issues that affect our staffing. I'm not talking about staffing, I'm talking about deployment," Mithcell said. Oakland police said the night of the robbery, officers were responding to a sideshow nearby with more than 100 cars at the scene.When Mardaie initially called the police, he was told to file a report online, because the suspects were no longer on the scene.
As far as Mayor Sheng Thao prioritizing her district's demands, she added: "I have not seen the support that we have asked for."Reid said she has seen every level of leadership, including Gov. Gavin Newsom, working with her on the ground to improve public safety.Mardaie added that though this stunning crime was captured on video, there are crimes that happen every day that are not.
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