Oakland Sees Uptick In Car Thefts In Typically Quiet Areas

CBS San Francisco

July 25, 2023

OAKLAND - Police are investigating a violent carjacking that happened Sunday night on Skyline Boulevard in the Oakland Hills that's left neighbors fearful and frustrated with a sense of lawlessness in the city.

"I grew up in Oakland. I've been here my whole life. And it was not ever like this before," says Marvis, an Oakland native who asked that we only use her first name. She was walking near the scene of Sunday's carjacking with her husband and says she is reluctant now to travel alone at night.

"Yes, we need more police action. But that's only one part of it," she said. "One answer is that there needs to be more jobs for people to go into -- to legitimately make money. One answer is that the education system has to be better."

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