OAKLAND — A television news reporter, crew member and their security guard were robbed at gunpoint in North Oakland Saturday, authorities said.
The robbery happened around 5:30 p.m. when several armed suspects got out of a vehicle and demanded the crew’s belongings while they were parked in the 4400 block of Market Street, according to authorities.
One of the suspects pushed a victim to the ground and forcibly took her backpack, while two others pointed guns at the news crew and grabbed the security guard’s firearm, said Sam Singer, a spokesman for the Oakland Police Officers Association.
“The suspects stole the television camera and microphone from the news crew,” Singer said in a news release.
Singer identified the crew as members of ABC7. The news station declined to comment when reached on Sunday.
Robberies targeting news crews for their expensive equipment are not new to the Bay Areabut has decreased in recent years. In 2021, former San Jose police officer Kevin Nishita was shot and killed during the mission in downtown Oakland works as a security guard for KRON.
No injuries were reported in the robbery and no arrests were announced.
Anyone with information should contact the Oakland Police Department’s Robbery Division at 510-238-3326. Those with videos or photos that could help the investigation can send them to cidvideos@oaklandca.gov.
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