Crime & Safety

2 Charged In Robbery Spree Targeting Oakland Convenience Stores, Gas Stations

The pair allegedly committed a series of "smash and grab" burglaries that took place within hours of one another on Thursday.

(CBS Bay Area)

April 29, 2025

Two men are facing multiple felony charges following a spree of smash-and-grab burglaries that took place in Oakland last week, prosecutors said.

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Alameda County District Attorney Ursula Jones Dickson announced Monday that her office has charged 18-year-old Markus Williams and 19-year-old Chidera Ojeh. Williams and Ojeh have been charged with robbery, attempted robbery, commercial burglary and vandalism.

"I am grateful to the Oakland Police Department and the officers who were able to quickly arrest the individuals allegedly involved in this series of commercial burglaries," Jones Dickson said in a statement.

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