Crime & Safety
Bay Area Community Concerned Over Mysterious Rock Thrower Vandalizing Property: Report
A video posted by the San Francisco Chronicle shows a person walking up to a home and throwing a large rock. Glass is then heard shattering.
OAKLAND, CA — Someone is throwing large rocks in an Oakland community, and neighbors are growing concerned, according to a report by the San Francisco Chronicle.
It's unclear exactly when the attacks started, and police were unable to provide any additional information, aside from stating the incidents were under investigation, according to the report.
But neighbors in the Rockridge neighborhood described feeling like "sitting ducks" waiting for it to happen again, according to the report.
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Video obtained by the San Francisco Chronicle shows a person walking up to a home at night and then throwing a large rock towards it. Glass is then heard shattering in the background.
“Everybody had the same story — it was a rock or a brick thrown through a car or a house window, nothing was taken," a resident told the San Francisco Chronicle. "The person just came up, threw the rock and ran away."
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