The robbery came on the heels of the death of a security guard, who was shot Nov. 24 in Oakland while protecting a KRON4 News reporter from an attempted armed robbery. Kevin Nishita died Nov. 27 from his injuries.
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As I recall. the "gentry" live on the crest of the "mountains" along the eastern edge of the Oakland core. Good view and little gunfire. The "bottoms" are a different world.
ReplyDeleteLast visit, my wife and I went beyond our plans and got to stay in a motel down near the Oakland Airport. The armed security had an armed security backup. We didn't go out for breakfast.
You're referring to the Oakland Hills, where the big fire happened in '91. I worked there doing cleanup back then. Governor Moonbeam had a house there, which I don't believe burned up. The whole neighborhood was either very wealthy people or older retired folks who had lived there for years.
DeleteOn one occasion I needed something from an auto parts store, which was at the bottom of the hill not four city blocks away. It was an entirely different world. Many people of color in the store and when the black gal at the register took my money she acted like she hated my guts. Being a country kid it was a very weird experience.
I was involved in some of that cleanup too. They set up a high lead on the North side of 24 at the tunnel.
ReplyDeleteThat was 30 years ago and I was aware, but like boiling the frog i wasn't alarmed. Now it's a no go.
I've a friend who's a retired Oakland cop (and also worked for a number of 3 letter agencies). He tells of reporting to a domestic disturbance call where they found the wife calmly watching TV. She said her husband was in the kitchen if they wanted to talk with him. So my friend went to the kitchen were he found the husband face down in a plate of spaghetti with a knife in his back. Startled, at first, he went back to the front room and told his partner, "he wants to talk to you." Things got a louder a moment later. As beat cops, even in a case like this, all they'd do, after the arrest, is fill out a 3x5 contact card and turn it over to the detectives.
ReplyDeleteNote that, even now, at 75, in Montana, he spends upwards of $5,000 a year on guns, ammo, and training. He's too familiar with the dark side.
I hope my "There are too many people in jail and too many cops in the streets" daugter-in-law-in-Oakland is paying attention to this.
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