Man Held Down, Robbed Of Computer At BART Station

BAY AREA, CA — As Bay Area residents headed to work on BART Monday, criminals also got to work on victimizing passengers. The news follows a big success by BART Police, who on Monday arrested a suspect accused of unprovoked attacks on two passengers, including one who needed to be hospitalized.

A spate of crimes, mostly thefts, occurred at BART stations Monday, according to police at the transit agency.

At 10:17 p.m., a male victim reported that he was robbed at the Montgomery station in San Francisco. He said two suspects held him down and stole his laptop computer before running out of the station, police said. The suspects were described as juvenile males, and one was wearing a white hoodie. They remain at large, police said.

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At the MacArthur station in Oakland, a female victim reported at 10:38 p.m. that a male juvenile grabbed her cellphone from her hand, then ran off a train with three other male subjects. Police detained two suspects, but the victim could not confirm they were involved. They were released to their parents, police said.

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At the Pittsburg/Bay Point station, a victim reported at 9:14 p.m. that their 2008 Taizu motor scooter was taken from the motorcycle parking area some time between 9:30 a.m. and 9:05 p.m.

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At the Coliseum station, a victim's car was broken into between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m., and the battery was removed from under the hood, police said.

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At 7:01 p.m., a victim at the San Leandro station reported that a juvenile suspect stole his laptop after he'd fallen asleep. The suspect, who was with a group of about five other juveniles, ran out of the station and was not located, police said.

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At the El Cerrito Plaza station, a black 1998 Honda Accord that was parked at the station was stolen between 8:45 a.m. and 6:30 p.m., police said.

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— Bay City News contributed to this report; Image via BART