The Oakland police department has issued a public warning after receiving an increased in the number of reports of armed robberies and carjackings occurring citywide.
"We are issuing this safety advisory to inform you of this alarming shift," the department said in a Facebook post."We recommend our community members take precautions to keep themselves and their property safe." In some recent cases, investigators said, armed individuals were intentionally colliding their vehicles with the vehicles of unexpected victims in hopes of getting the victim to stop.
The department was closely tracking this current trend, including descriptions of those responsible and their vehicles.
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