Residents from all corners of Oakland say crime is out of control and they need help.
Seventy-four-year-old Barbara Hoffer, who lives in the Oakland Hills, said a recent attack has changed how she goes about her daily life.Two months ago, a couple of teenagers purse-snatched Hoffer as she was with a friend at a busy intersection in the Temescal neighborhood.
She and others packed a community meeting in the Oakland Hills on Thursday night. Many demanded that Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price hold criminals accountable. Hoffer said the teens who attacked her were arrested and released because of their age.The Oakland chapter of the NAACP and Bishop Bob Jackson, pastor of Oakland's biggest church, agreed. They sent out a letter to city leaders demanding accountability and more police patrols.
Oakland police report that, from January 1 to July 23 of this year, homicide is down 15 percent compared to the same period last year. But almost everything else has gone up. Robbery: up 22 percent, carjacking is up 9 percent, burglary is up 39 percent and vehicle theft went up 49 percent. Dozens of volunteers gathered in front of Allen Temple Baptist Church on International Boulevard in east Oakland Friday afternoon to provide job information, food and other resources to at-risk individuals.
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