'It was happening every hour on the hour.'
EXCLUSIVE: At least 13 Bay Area senior citizens robbed or attacked in neighborhood in 1 weekThirteen senior citizens reported being brutally attacked and robbed in just one week in Oakland. But one witness says, the number is much higher.Thirteen senior citizens reported being brutally attacked and robbed in just one week in an Oakland community. But according to leaders at one senior living facility in the city, they say the number is much higher and closer to an astounding 30.
"Not only do you grab their purse but you beat them brutally. We had several who had to be taken to the emergency, one broke the wrist. We had police here almost 7 hours filing reports. Then it continued on Sunday with more. Multiple residents being attacked." Ling Shang recalls how one of the victims on Saturday has Alzheimers and couldn't quite grasp what was happening when she was assaulted.These crimes are why more than 50 residents gathered on Wednesday to show support for one another and to tell the city, enough is enough.Oakland police tell ABC7 they've made several key arrests thanks in part to the number of people who have reported their crimes. However, they encourage even more people to come forward.
"Reporting...that's what really made a difference. On Monday, sent my special resource section out my crime reduction teams to conduct operations. I haven't had any robberies in 2 days in that area which is huge."
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