Oakland Police Ask Residents Not to Confront Auto Break-In Thieves

“We don’t want people to risk their personal safety over personal belongings that they can acquire some other day. It’s just not worth it.”

A car with a smashed window in Los Angeles on May 16, 2023. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

The brazen nature of some recent auto burglaries in Oakland, California, has prompted officials to warn the community about attempting to interfere with such crimes in progress.

Seven suspects were arrested in three such incidents on Sept. 28 as part of the Oakland Police Department’s auto burglary suppression strategy; six of the individuals face charges by the district attorney’s office.