A man accused in a series of armed home-invasion robberies in Oakland that targeted victims of Asian descent has been arrested and charged.
The arrest of Derrick Behrens, 32, and four juveniles in a separate crime spree was the result of police "working diligently to identify and apprehend individuals and groups responsible for a large number of crimes within our city," said Oakland Police Chief Floyd Mitchell, addressing reporters at his first formal news conference.
Omar Daza-Quiroz said the suspect "parked several blocks away, walked to the location that he wished to burglarize and then committed the acts."In one case, police said the suspect threw a rock into the window of a home near Highland Hospital as a 66-year-old woman was sitting on the couch.KTVU spoke off camera to the victim's son."They took everything we have," he said.
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