'Oakland looks like a trash can': Neighbors form vigilante patrols to curb crimehttps://www.ktvu.com/news/oakland-looks-like-a-trash-can-neighbors-upset-over-increasing-crime-and-homelessnessOAKLAND, Calif. - Residents living near homeless encampments, vandalized and abandoned warehouses, and lines of motorhomes and stripped-down cars say the police department isn’t doing enough, so they have formed vigilante patrols to clean up their East Oakland neighborhood.
Those living closest to the defunct plant owned by Owens-Illinois along Alameda Avenue say an uptick in crime has led them to keep watch over their streets and spend their own money to add lighting and security cameras to protect their properties.
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Records show Oakland police are called to the area surrounding the abandoned plant nearly once a day for reports of robbery, assault, auto theft and drug crimes.
Additionally, with sprawling homeless encampments adjacent to the warehouses, the fire department has responded more than 500 times in the past three years, records show.
If you know what to look for, one can follow along I880 through Oakland on Google Maps Satellite View and spot an occasional homeless encampment. Charming!
