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Oakland gas station owner sidelined after police allegedly take hours to respond to flash mob robbery
The owner of an Oakland, California, gas station was sidelined by a flash mob robbery that saw dozens of criminals ransack the business on Friday, especially after police allegedly took hours to respond.
“My aunts, my uncles, were talking about [how] the U.S. is the place to be, and then you turn out to this and see something like this happen, and it’s scary. It just shouldn’t be happening,” Sam Mardaie, a Yemeni immigrant whose store was left with approximately $100,000 worth of damage, told Fox News on Sunday.
“It’s just unbelievable,” he added.
MOB RAVAGES CALIFORNIA MINI-MART DURING FLASH ROBBERY NEAR AIRPORT, SHOCKING VIDEO SHOWS
The image (left) shows the flash mob ransacking the Oakland gas station. Owner Sam Mardaie is pictured on the right. (KTVU/Fox & Friends Weekend)
According to The New York Post, Mardaie estimated that anywhere between 80 and 100 people broke into the gas station last week after attending a nearby car sideshow, ripped shelves apart and stole everything they could grab — including $25,000 from the cash register.
The report said the thieves were allegedly upset because the 24/7 store was only offering window service during the overnight hours.
The entire incident was caught on camera and captured criminals taking items from refrigerators, grabbing things from behind the counter and taking items from shelves.
Mardaie told “Fox & Friends Weekend” that he had worked for ten months since the store opened to build his customer base, but everything was destroyed in an hour.
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This image from FOX affiliate KTVU shows thieves stealing items from the store’s refrigerator. (KTVU)
According to the Post’s report, Mardaie claims police took nine hours to respond to his calls for help. Circling back to his discontent with the police’s response on Sunday, he blasted it as “unacceptable.”
“We had no response from them,” he said, noting that he is slated to meet with the local chief of police on Wednesday.
“We got no excuse from them, not even an apology [for] not even showing up, not even having the courtesy to show up even. I would understand if they came in an hour or two hours later after the incident, but not until 2:30. That’s the time they showed up,” he added.
Two employees were in the store at the time of the incident and were threatened by suspects, according to FOX 2, an affiliate based in the California Bay Area, which includes Oakland.
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In a statement to FOX 2, local law enforcement “said they received and responded to the call about a burglary at a 76 gas station nearby around 90 minutes later and had initially ranked the crime as a Priority 2 — meaning no suspects were on scene and that the crime can be reported online.”
The outlet also said that, after video of the incident was sent in to local police, they ranked the crime as a Priority 1 and sent an officer to the scene.
Local law enforcement additionally told the outlet they were responding to a sideshow at the nearby airport.
Fox News also previously reached out to local police for comment.
Fox News’ Brie Stimson contributed to this report.
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An AIR QUALITY ALERT continues for the Hi-Line and eastern Montana.
A HEAT ADVISORY continues for north-central Montana and the Helena Valley through 9 PM Thursday.
A HEAT ADVISORY continues for the Flathead/Mission Valleys, West Glacier, Missoula/Bitterroot Valleys and the Potomac/Seeley Lake region through 12 AM tonight.
A HEAT ADVISORY continues for the Lower Clark Fork and Kootenai/Cabinet Regions of Western Montana through 12 AM tonight.
An EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING continues for eastern and south-central Montana from 9 PM Thursday.
A RED FLAG WARNING continues for the East Glacier region through 9 PM Thursday.
A RED FLAG WARNING continues for southwest Montana through 9 PM tonight.
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH continues for central Montana through midnight Thursday.
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Heat, fire, and air quality alerts are in effect for just about every Montana county this morning ahead of what should be a record breaking heatwave. Temperatures will start to decrease tomorrow and into the weekend.
High temperatures, low relative humidity, and strong west winds once again increase the fire danger in the mountains of Montana today. There is also a chance of seeing dry thunderstorms pop over the Idaho/Montana border and move northeastward throughout the afternoon. Lighting strikes from this type of storm can spark wildfires. Not all the storms will be dry.
MTN
Record daily high temperatures are possible today, especially in eastern Montana where 110 degree heat is expected. Helena and Great Falls will be at or above the triple digits today as well.
The Last Chance Stampede starts today. It will be very hot today and tomorrow during afternoon events. Be sure to drink plenty of water and take advantage of shaded areas.
Relief from extreme conditions is on the way. A cold front will advance through the state on Thursday and Friday. Behind it will be cooler air dropping temperatures back down to near average for the start of the weekend.
MTN
The beginning of next week will be about the same has the weekend, with highs in the upper 80s to low 90s. Extreme heat will return by the end of next workweek.
Helena Temperature Records Today:
High: 100 (1929)
Low: 40 (1918)
AVG: 89/57
Great Falls Temperature Records Today:
High: 102 (1929)
Low: 36 (1918)
AVG: 87/53
Stay safe in the heat!
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Mountaintop View 7-24-24. Hawaii, Nevada, New Mexico fall camp, Air Force preview, Spring Academic Athletes.
Fall Camp for some Mountain West teams starts TODAY! Preseason content being written by us and around the internet. Through it all, we have you covered. Take a look at today’s links, plus the content coming your way on our site.
As the reason for Week 0, it’s only fitting the links begin with the Rainbow Warriors. They had some controversy over the weekend and gathered last night before beginning practice today. They will open up against an FCS team, Delaware State, which will hopefully help them start the year with a win. Brayden Schager will be the unquestioned leader of the offense and he is surrounded with weapons (although one less without steven McBride) and the defense gets a boost with the return of linebacker Logan Taylor, who missed all of last season.
Bronco Mendenhall isn’t a fan of starting early and playing in Week 0, but he knows the exposure is a good thing for the rebuilding program. But they are starting today and there are some big questions surrounding the program. This post wants to see who will emerge in the secondary to claim the last two or three spots. Also, who will emerge to take the backup quarterback spot behind Devon Dampier, and will any of the new transfers step up and make an impact? Hopefully, some of these questions will be answered sooner rather than later.
Chris Murray is doing a preview for both sides of the ball prior to the start of fall camp. The offensive post went a day prior, and this one is on the defense. The defensive line is an older group but is short on production and needs to find a way to generate a pass rush. Linebacker returns a ton of production and should be one of the best positions on the team this fall. Cornerback will have a slew of transfers opposite someone coming off a promising freshman campaign and the safeties have talent, despite not returning any starters. Look for more updates as fall camp gets going.
The last one we haven’t featured on this site and it’s the Falcons. The offense has to replace a lot of production, although they do return the most at wide receiver, which doesn’t count for much with a running team. There is talent, albeit unproven, at quarterback and running back, and the brand-new offensive line should be just fine. The Air Force defense returns three starters, but should be strong at cornerback, but has work to do at safety. Likewise, the defensive line is projected to be good, but the linebackers are unproven. Overall, the schedule does them some favors after Baylor and the defense should buy some time for the offense to round into form. They see the Falcons winning seven or eight games this year.
Mountain West spring scholars.
On the horizon:
- Later today: Peak Perspective: 2024 Top Mountain West OOC Games
- Later today: Boise State Top Players #5
- Coming Thursday: Our Summer Series continues with the UNLV 25th Anniversary Team
- Coming Friday: Roundtable: Who is the best player on your team in 2024?
- Coming Friday: Friday Night Lights Season 4 Episode 10
Notice how it was a little hazier this morning? That is from the wildfire smoke out west. See the latest conditions at KOB.com/Weather.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — There are no flood watches in effect Wednesday morning but it is a little hazy as a high-pressure ridge is flowing smoke into our area.
The smoke is from wildfires in eastern California and the Pacific Northwest. Speaking of wildfires, we’re going to see drier weather that will provide relief to the burn scar areas for the next few days.
That means warmer temperatures and more sun. There may be some showers and storms that pop up in southwestern New Mexico. Rain chances will be otherwise pretty low, until Friday when it will pick up again.
Meteorologist Alan Shoemaker shares all the details in his full forecast in the video above.
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