Oakland Residents Living Near Rail Line Beset By Trash Dumping, Vehicle Fires

CBS San Francisco

July 31, 2023

OAKLAND -- Many Oakland Fruitvale District residents who live near the Union Pacific Railroad tracks said they are fed up with encampment trash, ongoing crime and vehicle fires.

They say thta, almost on a weekly basis, thieves drive stolen cars to the tracks behind their homes and strip them for parts.

A video taken on July 19 shared with KPIX shows thieves removing tires and other parts inside a red truck.

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