Did they get them? Or were they copy cats? I guess only time will tell. However the good news is they caught 3 suspects after robbing a nail shop on Bancroft. Which I must admit does seem out of the normal bandits target area. They stay out of the ghetto and go for bars and restaurants where they can get plenty of customers as well. This target was kind of hoodish and doesn’t seem like a high customer area at night.
I have compiled a list of all the known and reported victims below. As you can see their may even be two groups because a few days had several robberies and from all that I have read different descriptions of the robbers from clothes, to height to number of suspects.
I don’t think we’re in the clear just yet Mayor Ron Dellums. But then again this is only one reported rash of robberies, these kinds of crimes are happening all over and in number. OPD better get a move on it.
| Business | Location | Date |
| Red Boy Pizza | Leimert Blvd | Mar 31 |
| Rainbow Cafe | International Blvd | Apr 5 |
| Pho 85 | 17th St | Apr 6 |
| Cybelle’s Pizza | Montclair | Apr 7 |
| Happy Garden Restaurant | Macarthur Blvd | Apr 11 |
| Cafe Clem | Berkeley | Apr 11 |
| Milano Restaurant | Grand Ave | Apr 13 |
| L’Amyx Tea Bar | Oakland | July 16 |
| El Torero Taqueria | East Oakland | July 18 |
| Bay Fung Tong Seafood | Franklin St | Jly 27 |
| Grégoire | Piedmont Ave | Jly 27 |
| Kerry House Bar | Piedmont Ave | Aug 4 |
| Skyline Pizza | Keller Ave | Aug 4 |
| King of King Restaurant | East 12th St | Aug 6 |
| Church’s Fried Chicken | Bancroft Ave | Aug 9 |
| Pasta Pomodoro | Rockridge | Aug 18 |
| The Nomad Cafe | Shattuck Ave | Aug 22 |
| Mama Rosa’s Pizza | High St | Aug 23 |
| Full Moon Seafood House | MacArthur Blvd | Aug 24 |
| Royal Nail Spa | Telegraph | Aug 24 |
| K and T Nails and Spa | Bancroft Ave | Sept 2 |
Sources for list.
NBC11 East Bay Express SF Gate KCBS CBS13 SF Gate SF Gate
