Plumbing crew robbed at gunpoint in Oakland, sewer cameras stolen

A small business owner in Oakland is concerned for his workers’ safety after they were robbed at gunpoint twice in recent weeks. Each time it happened when crews were working on a job. The workers and business owner said the robberies were traumatic. A sewer camera system and a van were stolen.

OAKLAND, Calif. – A small business owner in Oakland is concerned for his workers’ safety after they were robbed at gunpoint twice in recent weeks.

Each time it happened while crews were working at a job site.

The most recent incident happened Tuesday morning.

The surveillance video showed the armed robbery.

Two thieves walked up to a plumbing crew working in Oakland’s Laurel District around 9:15 am

“It’s hurtful, traumatizing,” said Ygnacio Becerra, owner of Oakland Rooter & Plumbing.

“Twice in a matter of three weeks. But this year, we’ve had three vans stolen, thousands of dollars of equipment stolen from us,” said Becerra.

This time, one thief grabbed plumbing equipment and ran to the getaway car.

And shortly after, a thief opened one of the work vans and stole tools.

“It happened pretty fast. It happened pretty quick,” said Jose, one of the three workers on site, who asked KTVU not to show his face.

He said two thieves walked up to him in the driveway and the one armed with a gun approached him.

“He said don’t say anything. And don’t do nothing or I will kill you right now. I just got scared,” said Jose.

He said the thieves wore face masks, black hoodies and black jean.

He added that the thief with the gun spoke English with a Central American accent and he wore black and red Nike tennis shoes.

“Last night when I got home, I could still see his face,” Jose said he could identify the thief even though he wore a mask.

The robbery took place in the driveway of Gilbert Chin, who is a client of Oakland Rooter & Plumbing.

The plumbing technicians were there to repair a sewage line.

Chin was inside his home at the time of the robbery but his surveillance camera captured what happened.

“I’ve been here for 31 years. I’m very comfortable here. We’ve got to do something about the crime,” said Chin.

Becerra showed the expensive sewer camera system that was stolen.

He said this equipment alone costs $20,000.

He estimated that the loss from the armed robberies and stolen vans add up to $100,000.

“Someone’s going to get hurt. Someone’s going to get killed, either us as field techs or the thieves,” said Becerra.

Amber Lee is a reporter with KTVU. Email Amber at Amber.Lee@Fox.com or text/leave message at 510-599-3922. Follow her on Facebook @AmberKTVU, Instagram @AmberKTVU or Twitter @AmberKTVU

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Plumbing crew robbed at gunpoint in Oakland, sewer cameras stolen

A small business owner in Oakland is concerned for his workers’ safety after they were robbed at gunpoint twice in recent weeks. Each time it happened when crews were working on a job. The workers and business owners said the robberies were traumatic. A sewer camera system and a van were stolen.

OAKLAND, Calif. – A small business owner in Oakland is concerned for his workers’ safety after they were robbed at gunpoint twice in recent weeks.

Each time it happened while crews were working at a job site.

The most recent incident happened Tuesday morning.

The surveillance video showed the armed robbery.

Two thieves walked up to a plumbing crew working in Oakland’s Laurel District around 9:15 am

“It’s hurtful, traumatizing,” said Ygnacio Becerra, owner of Oakland Rooter & Plumbing.

“Twice in a matter of three weeks. But this year, we’ve had three vans stolen, thousands of dollars of equipment stolen from us,” said Becerra.

This time, one thief grabbed plumbing equipment and ran to the getaway car.

And shortly after, a thief opened one of the work vans and stole tools.

“It happened pretty fast. It happened pretty quick,” said Jose, one of the three workers on site, who asked KTVU not to show his face.

He said two thieves walked up to him in the driveway and the one armed with a gun approached him.

“He said don’t say anything. And don’t do nothing or I will kill you right now. I just got scared,” said Jose.

He said the thieves wore face masks, black hoodies and black jean.

He added that the thief with the gun spoke English with a Central American accent and he wore black and red Nike tennis shoes.

“Last night when I got home, I could still see his face,” Jose said he could identify the thief even though he wore a mask.

The robbery took place in the driveway of Gilbert Chin, who is a client of Oakland Rooter & Plumbing.

The plumbing technicians were there to repair a sewage line.

Chin was inside his home at the time of the robbery but his surveillance camera captured what happened.

“I’ve been here for 31 years. I’m very comfortable here. We’ve got to do something about the crime,” said Chin.

Becerra showed the expensive sewer camera system that was stolen.

He said this equipment alone costs $20,000.

He estimated that the loss from the armed robberies and stolen vans add up to $100,000.

“Someone’s going to get hurt. Someone’s going to get killed, either us as field techs or the thieves,” said Becerra.

Amber Lee is a reporter with KTVU. Email Amber at Amber.Lee@Fox.com or text/leave message at 510-599-3922. Follow her on Facebook @AmberKTVU, Instagram @AmberKTVU or Twitter @AmberKTVU

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SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF/BCN) — An elderly man and woman were held at gunpoint during a home invasion in the Outer Richmond neighborhood of San Francisco, police said Tuesday morning.

San Francisco police officers said the robbery was reported at 11:13 a.m. at a home on the 700 block of 40th Avenue. Three suspects forcibly entered the home and one pointed a gun at an 81-year-old man and a 79-year-old woman and demanded money.

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The perpetrators looked around the apartment, but then fled without taking anything with them.

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They were described as three men believed to be in their 20s who have not been arrested. Police have not released detailed descriptions of them.

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Anyone with information about the case is asked to call the San Francisco Police Department’s tip hotline at (415) 575-4444 or text a tip with “SFPD” at the top of the message to TIP411.

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Now he’s doing more than just sharing his story. He and his family took a proactive approach to security for their entire neighborhood.

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It was a typical Friday night for the man in his forties who asked not to reveal his name as he washed his car at his house near McLaren Park.

A surveillance video from across the street shows a vehicle lapping the block at least four times before the incident happened. A gun is seen in the suspect’s hand as he approaches the victim, who drops his bucket and is forced into the garage.

“They took me to my house, where my family took us all to the bathroom,” says the man behind the sunglasses and face mask.

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When two suspects made their demands, “They said where is the money, where is the money?” and stole thousands of dollars’ worth of jewelry, and the husband’s wife and two daughters endured what they believed to be a bleak end.

“I thought either someone would be shot or someone would call the police, like our neighbors, and it would be a hostage situation,” said her 11-year-old daughter.

The man took off his glasses to reveal the deep bruises around his eye and stated, “They just pressed my face against the wall to let me know this was a real situation.”

The rest of the family was not physically injured.

Even so, this husband and father are aware that the emotional burden is much higher and burst into tears for a moment.

This story doesn’t stop there.

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The father and 11-year-old daughter went out the next day and met with every single neighbor and left letters describing what happened to them.

“When you see a neighbor and a child tell them what happened … there is more heart. They take it to heart immediately,” says the man, who believes that a police officer who heeded the same warning Intimidates neighbors.

The family believes the immediate abandonment of their property kept them alive, and for that they are grateful.

“If they want your belongings, don’t let them harm you or your family or anything that is irreplaceable,” the daughter said.

The San Francisco man speaks out to show how neighborly love, like sharing a warning or surveillance video, can make a difference.

“I love the city, but the city is changing. Be careful. Be vigilant, if you have to wash your cars, do it with a neighbor.”

The SFPD continues to search for the suspects.

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