{"id":2059748,"date":"2023-10-08T13:25:01","date_gmt":"2023-10-08T17:25:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oakland-police-ask-residents-not-to-confront-auto-break-in-thieves\/"},"modified":"2023-10-08T13:30:09","modified_gmt":"2023-10-08T17:30:09","slug":"oakland-police-ask-residents-not-to-confront-auto-break-in-thieves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oakland-police-ask-residents-not-to-confront-auto-break-in-thieves\/","title":{"rendered":"Oakland Police urge residents to avoid confronting car break-in thieves."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Foakland-police-ask-residents-not-to-confront-auto-break-in-thieves%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2059748&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><blockquote>\n<h2>Arrests Made \u2064in\u200b Oakland\u2064 Auto Burglary\u200d Cases<\/h2>\n<p>Seven\u200c suspects were\u200d apprehended in a \u200bseries of incidents on \u2063September\u200b 28 as part of the Oakland Police Department&#8217;s crackdown on auto burglaries. The daring nature of these crimes has prompted officials \u2063to issue a warning to the community, urging them not to\u2062 intervene during\u2064 such incidents.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The individuals involved in \u2064locked auto burglaries have become extremely brazen. Something\u2064 that&#8217;s typically a non-violent crime \u2063has become much more\u200d dangerous for police and for the community,&#8221; said Tony Jones,\u200c Oakland&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oakland-police-ask-residents-not-to-confront-auto-break-in-thieves\/\" title=\"Oakland Police urge residents to avoid confronting car break-in thieves.\">interim assistant police chief<\/a>, at a press conference \u2064on October 3. &#8220;We want to\u200d caution the public. Don&#8217;t try to engage with these individuals who are breaking into your car.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>During one incident, police observed suspects \u2063stealing \u2064a catalytic converter \u200dfrom a vehicle in an underground garage. When officers approached, the suspects fled \u200cand rammed a police \u2064vehicle that was \u2064blocking the exit.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Related Stories<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/hundreds-of-businesses-strike-in-california-city-demanding-crime-reduction-public-safety-measures-5499903?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><strong>Hundreds of \u200cBusinesses Strike in California City Demanding\u2063 Crime Reduction Measures<\/strong><\/a>  &#8211; 9\/27\/2023<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/community-leaders-hold-oakland-got-nothing-press-conference-after-city-failed-to-apply-for-retail-theft-grants-5494729?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><strong>Community Leaders Hold\u2063 &#8216;Oakland Got Nothing&#8217;\u200c News Conference After City\u200b Failed to\u2063 Apply for Retail Theft Grants<\/strong><\/a>  &#8211; 9\/19\/2023<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;A lot of these\u2063 individuals have guns, and they&#8217;re \u200barmed, and they&#8217;re dangerous,&#8221; Mr. \u2063Jones\u200b said. &#8220;Our officers got rammed, it could have gotten deadly, and \u200bso\u200d we don&#8217;t want people to risk their personal safety \u200dover personal belongings that\u2062 they can \u2063acquire some other day. It&#8217;s just not worth it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>According\u2063 to Mr. Jones, the officers&#8217; training in handling such encounters allowed them to\u2063 avoid using lethal force during the attacks.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This \u2062operation\u2063 got a little dangerous,\u2062 and\u2064 our officers \u200bshowed \u2064tremendous \u200brestraint,&#8221; he said. &#8220;We have experienced an uptick in individuals\u2064 ramming our police cars attempting to escape.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>After a car chase and foot\u2062 pursuit, police \u2063apprehended two \u200cindividuals and\u200d discovered burglary tools\u2062 and additional catalytic converters in their vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>In another incident, a\u2062 vehicle with a switched \u200dlicense plate fled when officers\u200c attempted a traffic stop. \u2063The suspects were later apprehended, and\u2064 police found multiple firearms and evidence of previous \u2063auto\u2062 burglaries.<\/p>\n<p>Stolen vehicles and those with switched\u2063 license plates are commonly used \u2062for criminal activity, but the police are closely monitoring these \u200ctactics and focusing on identifying vehicles involved\u2062 in crimes in progress.<\/p>\n<p>Since the \u200cbeginning of the year, there have been nearly 11,000\u200c auto \u2064burglaries\u2064 and 11,000\u2063 auto thefts \u2064in Oakland, representing a significant\u200d increase compared to last year, according to \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chicago-records-largest-number-of-january-homicides-in-four-years\/\" title=\"Chicago Records Largest Number Of January Homicides In Four Years\">police department statistics<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;That&#8217;s a significant \u200cincrease, and that&#8217;s why you&#8217;re seeing the police department take more initiative to \u2064focus on auto burglaries\u200c in \u200cthe\u200c city,&#8221; Mr. Jones said. \u200d&#8221;We&#8217;re going to be out \u200dthere a lot more, \u2064trying to prevent these crimes from occurring and investigating\u200d them to recover \u200dpeople&#8217;s stolen \u2064property.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Oakland Police \u2062Department is\u2062 working to\u2063 address concerns regarding emergency response times and is reallocating its \u200dbudget to prioritize investigations into auto \u200bburglaries.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have limited resources, but\u2063 we can manage them in a way that allows \u2062us to conduct these operations regularly,&#8221; Mr. Jones said.<\/p>\n<p>Oakland \u2062Mayor Sheng Thao expressed \u2064gratitude to \u2064the\u200d officers \u2063for their efforts \u200bin \u200bmaking the arrests and assured the community that more actions will be taken \u200bto\u200b combat these crimes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We must and we\u2064 will \u200cdo \u200dmore\u2064 to\u200c hold accountable those individuals behind\u200c these crimes,&#8221;\u200b Ms. Thao said.\u2063 &#8220;This is harming our community at large. We take this very \u2064seriously.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Auto crime has become a prevalent issue affecting families throughout the region, and the mayor acknowledged the\u2064 frustration and concern of residents.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I truly believe that\u200c we deserve better; all of \u200cus,&#8221; Ms. Thao said. &#8220;We all deserve\u200c better \u200bthan to feel\u200c unsafe in our own city.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Despite the challenges faced by\u200b the police department, including budget constraints\u2063 and missed grant \u2063opportunities, officials are \u2062committed to finding solutions and creating a safer Oakland.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are standing\u200b together,\u2064 hand \u2064in glove, as one Oakland\u2064 to say\u200b we will not stop until we get\u2062 to a safer \u2063Oakland,&#8221; Ms. Thao \u200bconcluded.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What\u200d steps is the Oakland Police Department taking to\u2063 identify\u2064 and\u200b apprehend the \u200bindividuals \u200dinvolved in auto burglaries?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Entifying and apprehending the \u200dindividuals \u200binvolved.<\/p>\n<p>The Oakland \u200cPolice Department has been working\u2064 diligently \u2063to\u200d combat the \u200cincreasing problem of auto burglaries in the\u2063 city. These\u200b crimes, although typically non-violent, have become increasingly dangerous due to the boldness and \u200daudacity of the \u200cperpetrators. In \u200bresponse to this alarming trend, the\u2063 police department has\u2063 launched an aggressive crackdown aimed\u2062 at\u2062 apprehending\u2064 those responsible and safeguarding the community.<\/p>\n<p>On September 28, a series\u2063 of incidents occurred that resulted in the arrest of seven suspects. One particular incident \u200dinvolved the\u200c theft of a catalytic \u200dconverter from a vehicle in an underground garage. When the\u200d police approached the scene, the suspects attempted to flee and rammed a police vehicle that was blocking their \u200dexit. This reckless \u2062act demonstrated the lengths to\u2063 which these individuals are willing \u200bto\u200b go \u2064to evade \u2062capture and\u200d highlighted the escalation of their\u2062 criminal behavior.<\/p>\n<p>Addressing the public&#8217;s concern,\u200d Tony\u200d Jones, Oakland&#8217;s \u200dinterim assistant police chief, held a \u200dpress conference on October \u20623. He emphasized\u2064 the \u2062dangerous\u2063 nature of \u2063these crimes and urged\u200d the community not to intervene during\u200b such incidents. Jones stated, &#8220;The individuals involved in locked\u2063 auto burglaries have become extremely brazen.\u2063 Something that&#8217;s typically a non-violent crime has become much \u2063more dangerous for \u200cpolice and for the community.&#8221; He further \u200ccautioned the\u2063 public against engaging with these criminals,\u2064 reminding them that personal\u2064 safety should not be compromised over material possessions.<\/p>\n<p>Jones commended\u200d the restraint exhibited by\u200c the officers \u200bduring these encounters,\u2062 highlighting their extensive training in handling\u200d such situations. Despite being subjected to potentially deadly \u200dattacks, the \u200bofficers refrained from using \u2063lethal\u200c force, prioritizing the preservation \u200cof life. Jones acknowledged that there has been an uptick in\u200c individuals ramming\u2064 police cars in\u2064 an attempt to escape, further necessitating\u200b the need for caution and diligence.<\/p>\n<p>Following a car chase\u200c and foot pursuit, two individuals \u2062were \u200capprehended, and burglary tools and additional \u200ccatalytic\u2064 converters were discovered in their vehicle. In another incident, suspects with a switched license \u2062plate attempted to \u200cflee \u2062from the police during a traffic stop but were eventually apprehended. \u2064Multiple firearms \u200dand evidence of \u2063previous auto burglaries were \u200bfound \u2062in their possession. These arrests\u2063 reflect the police department&#8217;s proactive \u200befforts\u200c to \u2064identify\u2063 and apprehend individuals \u2062involved\u200b in auto \u200bburglaries \u200band related criminal activities.<\/p>\n<p>The Oakland Police\u2062 Department remains\u2063 committed to ensuring the \u200csafety \u200cand security \u200bof \u200bthe community. They continue to\u2063 monitor and address the tactics used by criminals, particularly the \u2062use of stolen vehicles and switched \u200clicense plates. Through their vigilant efforts, the department aims to dismantle these criminal networks and provide a sense of security for the residents of Oakland.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-judge-boasts-about-overturning-verdicts-based-on-his-emotions\/\" title=\"Trump judge brags about emotional verdict reversals.\">law enforcement \u200caction<\/a>, community involvement is crucial in combating auto burglaries. Residents\u200b are encouraged to remain vigilant, report\u2064 suspicious activities, and take necessary \u200cprecautions to protect their vehicles from theft. By working together, the community and the police can \u200ccreate a\u2064 safer environment and\u200b discourage criminal activities.<\/p>\n<p>As the\u2064 crackdown\u200d on\u2062 auto burglaries intensifies, the Oakland Police Department remains resolute in its mission to apprehend\u2063 the perpetrators and bring them\u200d to justice. While the recent arrests \u2063are a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-controlled-house-passes-1-9-trillion-stimulus-bill-two-dems-vote-against-it\/\" title=\"Democrat-Controlled House Passes .9 Trillion Stimulus Bill; Two Dems Vote Against It\">significant step forward<\/a>, the battle against auto burglaries continues. The department encourages the community to stay informed,\u200d stay safe, and \u200dwork\u200c collaboratively towards a crime-free Oakland.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Seven suspects were apprehended in three incidents on Sept. 28 under Oakland Police Department&#8217;s auto burglary suppression strategy. Six of them are now facing charges from the district attorney&#8217;s office. 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