Oakland police are investigating a commercial burglary and a torched car that followed a peaceful protest in the city’s Fruitvale neighborhood Tuesday.
Officers were sent to the intersection of International Boulevard and 34th Avenue at about 8:40 p.m. Tuesday to investigate a vehicle collision, Oakland police said Wednesday.
When they arrived, several people threw things at the officers in a marked police vehicle and cracked the vehicle’s windshield.
No officers were injured but someone did set fire to one of the vehicles involved in the collision and the flames were soon doused by Oakland Fire Department crews.
Then, at about 9:30 p.m., officers responded to the nearby Shiekh shoe store after about 30 people peeled off from a larger group to break in and steal merchandise.
Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee was in the area earlier Tuesday evening while attending the protest at Fruitvale Plaza.
On Wednesday, Lee thanked the peaceful participants of the event but warned that violent behavior, criminal activity and vandalism won’t be tolerated.
“To the business owners, we are committed to accountability, safety and protecting the well-being of our communities,” Lee said in an emailed statement. “Our commitment to peaceful protest does not extend to rioting, or the destruction of property.”
In addition to the burglary and car fire in the Fruitvale, a 7-Eleven store on Grand Avenue in the city’s Grand Lake neighborhood was robbed three times over a 24-hour period, according to the OPOA.
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