Posted on 04/24/2017 11:56:33 AM PDT by Noumenon
A recent string of robberies on BART trains took a frightening turn when dozens of juveniles swarmed an Oakland station over the weekend and commandeered a train car, forcing passengers to hand over bags and cell phones and leaving at least two with head injuries, witnesses told the transit agency. The incident — the first of its kind in recent memory — occurred around 9:30 p.m. Saturday at Coliseum Station. According to a police summary, witnesses said 50 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 the summary. “At least two victims suffered head/facial injuries requiring medical attention.” Police did not say if any of the suspects were armed, or describe exactly how the passengers were wounded. The attack was quick, police reported, and the teenagers were able to retreat from the station and vanish into the surrounding East Oakland neighborhood before BART officers could respond. The train that was hit was held for about 15 minutes as authorities investigated the crime and tended to the injured. BART spokeswoman Alicia Trost said Monday morning she wanted to get more information from police before commenting in detail. But she said BART was “working with Oakland police, Oakland public schools, and the Oakland Housing Authority to identify the suspects based on surveillance images.”
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None needed. Besides, the article noted that the passengers were robbed of their cellphones. Maybe BART will release its security videos, y'think?
It’s san fagsicko. It was Indians or Asians obviously...
Too bad there wasn’t a Snake on the train.
Not to worry,, Libby Schaaf will corral the wascals and punish em real good.. She’s running for a 2nd term as Mayor.
Talk about uniting communities and youts.. Im sure BART riders will be comforted to know they could be next..
Good one.
BART. Oakland. What could go wrong?
We’re getting better. It took 36 responses for the most overused description in the history of FR -— Amish.
I vaguely remember some movie about a gang attacking people and a soldier who has a cast on his arm back about 1967-68. I believe it was supposed to be on a subway. I only remember the poster as I didn’t see the movie.
Like a Python, maybe?
In the olden days you could shoot from the trains.
“Teens and youths”.
Oakland.
Snort....
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No video available( they stole all the phones with cameras)...and...they were dark white.
“40 to 60 teens”...”dozens of juveniles”...”40 to 60 juveniles”...”the robbers”...”The juveniles”...”the teenagers”...”the minors”...”images of juveniles”...”suspects appear to be minors”
Another classic example of the PC media propagandists attempting to condition their readers to ignore the obvious.
Political Correctness is killing us. All cultures are not the same.
“The most insidious power the media has, is the power to ignore.” (Chris Plante, WMAL)
But it isn’t like we didn’t know:
“Our job is to give people not what they want, but what we decide they ought to have.” -Richard Salant, former president of CBS News
“We are going to impose our agenda on the coverage, by dealing with issues and subjects that we choose to deal with.” - Richard Cohen, Senior Producer, CBS Political News
Uh huh.
Dindu tribe, Nuffins clan.
Nope. Not Amish. That reference has been used so many time in the last 15 years, it’s pathetic. Try something original next time.
Yeah, yeah, I know.
Why did this information get demoted to Bloggers & Personal?
There doesn't need to be. We all know exactly what they looked like.
only in the movies ...
A rider with a gun? that would be a quick way to earn a felony out here...
Better to drive and let the libtard mass transit riders reap the rewards of their voting record.
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