Kayla M. Anderson

Craziness in Oakland… pulled up to Ramen Shop on College Ave this evening for dinner (Rockridge). As soon as we got out of the car, loud noises and horns were coming from across the street at the Traders Joe’s parking lot. A car was driving through the lot with numerous people bipping cars. Onlookers honked and yelled, and at one point the car with the culprits jumped the island and ran into a small tree. The car then proceeded to slowly drive north on College Ave with the doors open while at least three people dressed in all black, masks, and headlamps checked car by car on both sides of the street breaking windows as they went. The car pulled up right next to ours, one of the bippers looked in right at us and went on to break into two cars in front of us. People were on the street taking videos, yelling at them to get the f*** out of there, and on their phones presumably calling 911. The culprits didn’t care and leisurely walked in the middle of the street and in front of traffic. Absolute madness. But @MayorShengThao says Oakland is safe. Woof. Cc: @BerkeleyScanner