Crime & Safety
7-Eleven Closes 2 Oakland Stores As Smash-And-Grab Attacks Continue
Manager Gautam Kumar said it's the third burglary at that Piedmont Avenue store in five months.
June 3, 2024
OAKLAND -- 7-Eleven shuttered two Oakland stores on April 30, according to a source close to the company. Workers removed the corporate logos and boarded up storefronts at 4720 MacArthur Boulevard and 324 23rd Avenue. The source told CBS News Bay Area the closures were because of ongoing area crime.
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As for the remaining 7-Eleven stores, managers said they were dealing with repeated robberies and burglaries.
The latest burglary happened Saturday before 5 a.m. at the Piedmont Avenue store in Oakland. Surveillance footage showed thieves backing up a stolen car to break into the front glass doors. Several people can then be seen entering the store to steal cigarettes. The owner of the store said they also used a crowbar to break open a back door to take more cigarettes stored in a separate room.
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