Film crew robbed at gunpoint in downtown Oakland (california)

East Bay Times ^ | 7-19-17 | Harry Harris

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Four members of a crew filming a television reality show in downtown Oakland were robbed at gunpoint Monday night of $50,000 worth of equipment and personal items, according to a victim and authorities.

The head of the crew said he was thrown up against a wall and that he and the other victims were forced to lay on the pavement, where the two robbers put guns to their heads and threatened them

Chris Burns, 37, an independent director of photography for the AwesomenessTV production “This Is Summer,” a reality show that follows eight 17-year-olds growing up in the Bay Area, said Wednesday the robbery “was really, really scary. It’s the most terrifying robbery I’ve ever been a part of.”

Burns, who lives in the Bay Area, said the robbery has prompted Awesomeness officials to decide they won’t film again in Oakland and that wherever they do film there will be either armed private security or police.

No security was present when the robbery happened about 10:15 p.m. Monday in a parking lot next to Mountain Mike’s Pizza, 1830 Webster St., where the crew had just wrapped up filming.

[bray]

Good thing there were no racist cops around.

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...they won’t film again in Oakland and that wherever they do film there will be either armed private security or police.

So are you going to film there or not!? Make up your minds, Hollywood Bozos!

[rightwingintelligentsia]

More like, “Oakland is a great place to he shot.”

[DIRTYSECRET]

Ran around Lake Merrit twice. Hip place. East Oakland? Donnoh

[Bogie]

Yeah, Oakland.

[Yo-Yo]

“OK, now rob me again - this time with feeling!”

[DIRTYSECRET]

Wait a minute! THAT was near Lake Merrit! Goddam!

[bgill]

a reality show that follows eight 17-year-olds growing up in the Bay Area

Perhaps a couple of the yutes put the word out on the crew.

[beethovenfan]

Oakland is a sewer

[Altura Ct.]

He said he feels bad about what happened because of the negative publicity it will generate

You feel bad? Lord save us from these idiots.

[2001convSVT]

It is self obvious, go to the zoo, see animals.

[bunkerhill7]

Raqqa is safer than Oakland.

[bunkerhill7]

Raqqa is safer than Oakland.

[sheana]

I live in Bakersfield where the Kern River has been claiming idiots who continue to get in it left and right. We have volunteer search and rescue people who work with the Sheriffs Office and PD. They wear all kinds of identifying gear. About a month ago a search and rescue team was robbed at gunpoint while searching along the river for a drowning victim.
I’m telling you it’s bad here.

[Noumenon]

Hollywood liberals need protection from the details by men with guns. The irony is totally lost on them.

[dsrtsage]

1 or two teens is a robbery. Three to10 teens is a brawl. More than 10 teens is a riot

[Chode]

what, the dumbasses think they were immune???

[Chode]

whoops there goes reality

[thoughtomator]

“You would think the word would have gone out by now.”

Reported by...?

[thoughtomator]

he was on the other side of the last one