By Rachel Bowman | Daily Mail
The mayor of crime-ridden Oakland in California dodged interview questions about how the city missed a grant application deadline to help deal with rising theft amid sky-rocketing crime.
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Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao danced around the topic during an interview with NBC Bay Area about how the city managed to miss the opportunity to get $267 million in funding – leaving city residents infuriated.
Woman dragged & robbed of her bag in broad daylight near Claremont & Hillegass on North Oakland. “It’s horrifying. I couldn’t believe what I was seeing,” witness tells me. He came to her aid after hearing her screaming. 2 escape in Infiniti G37. @oaklandpoliceca investigating pic.twitter.com/QvcAIELeeQ
— Henry K. Lee (@henrykleeKTVU) September 19, 2023
It comes as a horrifying new video shows the latest brazen attack on the city’s streets – where a screaming woman was violently mugged by two masked robbers who yanked her to the ground and dragged her along by her purse.
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