OAKLAND — An 87-year-old girl suffered a number of fractures when she was robbed Wednesday afternoon in North Oakland and three suspects, together with a 13-year-old boy, have been arrested later after allegedly robbing one other girl at gunpoint within the Dimond district, authorities stated.
The opposite suspects arrested have been a 16-year-old boy and an 18-year-old man, authorities stated
The 87-year-old girl was robbed simply earlier than 4 p.m. Wednesday in a parking zone within the 5100 block of Telegraph Avenue within the Temescal district.
Preliminary police stories have been that the girl was dragged on the pavement by a male suspect who had grabbed her purse.
The suspect, who might have had a gun, was in a position to wrestle the purse away and fled in an SUV occupied by a minimum of two different folks, authorities stated.
The girl suffered a number of fractures to her hips and again space and was in secure situation Thursday at a hospital, authorities stated.
Police stated about 4:35 p.m. Wednesday the identical suspects robbed a 45-year-old girl of non-public gadgets at gunpoint within the 3400 block of Lincoln Avenue within the Dimond district earlier than fleeing within the SUV.
The car was noticed by police a number of blocks away and the police helicopter started monitoring it, offering updates on its location to floor models that weren’t instantly behind the car.
The SUV drove all through town earlier than lastly crashing within the 800 block of fortieth Avenue, the place the three suspects have been arrested, police stated.
Police stated it turned out the SUV had been stolen earlier in Oakland earlier than the robberies however had not been formally reported but.
Property taken from the 45-year-old girl was recovered within the car. The 45-year-old girl and a witness have been delivered to the scene and recognized the suspects because the alleged robbers, authorities stated.
One other witness later contacted officers and instructed them that they had seen the suspects throw a gun from the SUV whereas fleeing the Lincoln Avenue theft. Police discovered the gun.
The suspects have been arrested on suspicion of quite a few costs, together with theft, elder abuse and car theft counts.
Initially Revealed: October 24, 2024 at 2:26 p.m.
