Source: Wikipedia

It was a scary Saturday night near the O.Co Coliseum and Oracle Arena, as 40-60 youths “swarmed” a BART train and robbed passengers.

From SF Gate:

According to a police officials, witnesses said 40 to 60 juveniles flooded the station, jumped the fare gates and rushed to the second-story train platform. Some of the robbers apparently held open the doors of a Dublin-bound train car while others streamed inside, confronting and robbing and in some cases beating riders.

The juveniles “committed multiple strong-arm robberies of bags and cell phones,” said a police summary prepared after the incident. “At least two victims suffered head/facial injuries requiring medical attention.”

The robberies follow a number of recent robberies on BART trains in the Bay Area.

While the robberies took place right outside the A’s and Warriors’ home venues, there was no Warriors game that evening, and the A’s game ended several hours earlier. The A’s are preparing to announce a new stadium location, including this area.

Overall, violent crime in Oakland was down five percent last year.

[SFGate]

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