Crime Shocking video shows dozens ransacking Oakland convenience store - The owner said the thieves came in waves and estimates a total of 80 to 100 people took part in the theft.

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One Oakland business owner is demanding accountability from the city after dozens of people ransacked his convenience store Friday.

Owner Sam Mardaie said a large mob of people spent about 30 to 40 minutes cleaning out his 76 gas station store at the corner of Hegenberger Road and Edgewater Drive. He said two workers called 911 but he claimed Oakland police showed up nine hours later.

"Everything is destroyed. This is what I feed my family," he said.

Mardaie said the thieves came in waves. He estimates a total of 80 to 100 people took part in the theft. Aside from merchandise, he said they took his cash register and his ATM machine with roughly $22,000 inside.

"Whatever they couldn't take, they destroyed," he said.

It happened around Friday around 4:30 a.m. Mardaie said there was a large sideshow in front of his gas station on Hegenberger. The 24-hour store only offered window service at that time. He says some of the sideshow participants and spectators broke the glass front door to get in and took over the store. He said the two employees ran out for safety.

"It was heartbroken to me. I walked in here and I was lost for words," Mardaie said.

He was upset with police for not responding right away after he said his workers called 911.

But Oakland police disputed the timeline, saying they received the 911 call after the thieves had left so it was no longer a priority since officers were handling other active scenes.

"Whatever excuse you give me, it's not enough for me. I won't accept it," Mardaie said.

Mardaie took ownership of the gas station last August and, he says, has dealt with a lot of robberies and burglaries. Many businesses along the Hegenberger corridor have shut down, including the popular In-N-Out restaurant.

Mardaie is not ready to give up yet. He said city leaders have to do better.

Councilwoman Treva Reid represents his district. In a statement, she wrote in part:

"This is another devastating attack on and blow to this business and the city at this regional gateway to our city. Due to the impact of crime and violence, our Hegenberger/airport corridor businesses and residents have faced countless challenges and too many closures. I continue to advocate and work to secure increased public safety resources and response, urging the mayor to prioritize our district's demands."

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Beast From 20000 Faggums said:
How does one even find 99 like-minded future scholars and astronauts to pull off such a caper?
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They was all sitting around the tire fire are Daquashanique's grand mama's house smoking up that shit and realized They hungry. Problem was Louise(Daquashanique's grandma) had no food left since they already ate her month's supply of government cheese. Being that they already stole her social security check and drained her EBT they were going to go rob and murder some stupid cracker but then they realized the McDonald's closed after the thirtieth robbery and the supermarket shutdown after years of no one prosecuting shoplifting so where would they even buy food?

It was then that Trequan smiled showing the totally real grill he got after getting early release from the pen. You see Trequan had an idea! Trequan knew that everything had been shutdown because white people hate blacks but sometimes white people needed gas so he suggested they rob the gas station. Everyone agreed this was a great idea.

There ya go. That is how this happened.
 
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The interesting part to me is that this is a knock-on from a "Sideshow".

For those unfamiliar, the sideshow is a impromptu hooning session where criminals block streets or entire freeways and do donuts while firing guns out of their car's windows.

These have been an issue for at least 2 decades if not longer and Oakland refuses to really try to crack down, in some cases there's been videos of cops just sitting there doing nothing while it happens, and sometimes for hours mind you.

And now it's spilling from the streets onto properties nearby, imagine my shock.
 
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Everything is destroyed. This is what I feed my family,
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You feed your family the destroyed remains of ransacked gas stations? Call the cops, this is the guy responsible, he set it all up to feed his cave troll family.
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Dozens what? Squirrels, babys, hats ? I'm going to need a better description.
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All of the above, it's a bunch of squirrels and babies in top hats. The security footage is adorable but also concerning.
 
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Owner Sam Mardaie said a large mob of people spent about 30 to 40 minutes cleaning out his 76 gas station store at the corner of Hegenberger Road and Edgewater Drive. He said two workers called 911 but he claimed Oakland police showed up nine hours later.

"Everything is destroyed. This is what I feed my family," he said.
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Don't worry, bro.

It's just stuff, bro.

Insurance will pay for it, bro.

- Some smug shitlib

On the plus side, he may be able to claim the losses from the robbery as a deduction in his California reparations payment due to the 'diversity' apparent in the video.
 
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