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Oakland Police Source: Detectives Reluctant To Arrest Store Owner Who Foiled Robbery With Gun

At about 5:30 p.m., the store owner saw a woman being robbed of her camera at the corner of Ninth and Franklin.

February 17, 2021

OAKLAND (CBS SF) — An anonymous police source told KPIX Wednesday that multiple Oakland police detectives and officers didn’t want to arrest the Chinatown store owner who used a handgun to stop a woman from being robbed earlier this week.

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The owner of a liquor store in Oakland’s Chinatown — who has not been identified by authorities — intervened to stop the robbery early Monday evening.

At about 5:30 p.m., the store owner saw a woman being robbed of her camera at the corner of Ninth and Franklin. After seeing the woman knocked to the ground, the owner ran out with a gun, ordering the assailant to stop and reportedly firing four shots.

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