Caught on Camera: Oakland bookstore hit by bizarre smash-and-grab theft of handful of books

The crime was caught on the store's security camera, showing a well-dressed person breaking the window and then helping themselves to some reading material.
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[@ubaldorodriguez4019]

She said it. Criminals expect no consequences.

[@CrackheadHuntersDopeDealer]

She voted for it.

[@bobroberts2371]

She also said something at 047 049 , something that others would be protested for .

[@lindadunkerson7099]

This is wrong all around.

[@noahmosher6543]

He was just trying to feed his family. Besides insurance pays for everything.

[@imsleepingbeauty]

Could it be possible, a burglar that can actually read??

[@joegardner5386]

They need a gofund me

[@TomSmith-ls5rn]

Wonder how she votes?

[@wanderinglife1142]

Must be MLK book ✌🏻✌🏻✌🏻

[@justayoutuber1906]

Ironically, you can't break a window at a dirty book store because they never have any.

[@Akindone53]

Are you outing yourself?

[@ABCEasyas--]

Even in a bookstore Oakland is not safe.

[@bchin324]

Because the news shows it's that easy, and no one is punished.

[@dmo848]

I really think that's why a bunch of these dummies go out and do this

[@jaychong12]

Wow! This is first time I have heard of book store has been targeted by criminal.

[@franksanz1044]

Stole four books - even the nerds are getting in the shoplifting games

[@intercat4907]

Ouch. I love that store. Sympathy.

[@monkeystrive7501]

Lmfao this is the first time I see a criminal stealing books. 😂

[@notsocrates9529]

The owner does not even seem angry, she looks like a disappointed mom or aunt.

[@Mila-lu4mb]

WTF is going on?

[@alansnyder8448]

I somehow thought bookstores were immune the the increase in theft because the people who steal do read books.

[@its-all-good]

Store your cash inside of books at home. If your home is broken into, guaranteed your cash will be there. They also have gun and jewelry safe's that look like books. Books are like kryptonite to 99.5% of thieves.

[@californiaplant-basedeater2761]

[Don't read books], right? What is also not locked up at stores are the vitamins and minerals! Pretty funny.

[@johnbuckles1344]

Oh, no no no. Bookstores are regular victims of theft. Several bookstores I've visited even had a 'shoplifting section' of books most often stolen. Among the most frequently stolen books are anything by Charles Bukowski. You can put it out on the shelf in the morning and by the end of lunchtime it will be gone. People will stuff so many books in their pants they can barely walk. A healthy 20 something strides in but an hour later they hobble out, taking small steps. I've seen this countless times.

[@CrackheadHuntersDopeDealer]

*dont😉

[@babakbabak5329]

These guys can checkout books from any public library. And if the library does not have it, they would look for it in other libraries and get the book. Your city's librarian would be glad to loan them to you! We live in the wonderful age of information, It has never been this easy to have access to books on all sorts of topic in many languages. Then you have the internet with so many resources. And if you don't have a Computer and WiFi then again the library would let you use their computers. It is all free, no need to steal.

[@LostChildOfTime]

Dude could have legit just walked in the store during opening hours and walked out with the books and it would’ve all led up to where we’re at right now except no thousand of dollars in damages. Hard to find a motive for such a crime since most of the loss is glass.

[@freewheelburning8834]

Probably didn't like the books on display is my only guess

[@MichaelHemotoxin]

0:50

[@giftedgreen2152]

His way looked pretty efficient.

[@freewheelburning8834]

@@MichaelHemotoxin dont know what she meant by that but obviously a hater if he smashed the window

[@InStevenWeTrust]

It's not a library. He would've had to pay.

[@916hellas]

14K burglaries? WTF!...

[@Creetopia19]

He really wanted to read. Too bad he couldn't read that it says "bookstore" and not "library".

[@boxman3190]

Sad. Lawlessness city.

[@chasingsunsets87]

I hope he is not a hater 😂😂😂 love it

[@Winstonrodney6989]

I guess as long as he didn’t do it with hate in his heart it’s all good😅

[@PlasmaCoolantLeak]

Then the SOB will probably try to sell them. Then again, the a-holes who go to B&N, buy a coffee at the Starbucks inside, pick up magazines and start taking notes for hours, then leave aren't much better.

[@Mike__B]

I mean he took 4 books, that sounds like a huge improvement for crime in Oakland.

[@franksanz1044]

A thief who is an intellectual

[@vemarj2802]

Because of such a heinous crime, if they catch him, he'll serve life without parole. 😂

[@chibba]

that's because he's old. If he was younger, he be stealing cars and shet.

[@audenharper3014]

Mayor of Oakland: We must ban loose asphalt!

[@wellthatgotweird]

They stealing book now!!!! What in gods name

[@alansnyder8448]

You can clearly see the letters "BLAC. ..ANTHE.." So, it is a pretty good bet it says "Black Panther" and that and the good video should make him easy to identify. We have a crisis of morals in this country that needs to be addressed and it can only start when bad actions have bad consequences.

[@containedhurricane]

He stole books! A rare violent crime

[@kevinnosx9]

I didn't know they had bookstores in Oakland

[@tkyap2524]

Mind not as elegant as dressing. Psycho?

[@myekan]

Police can easily id the well dressed criminal but will not! It's not worth their time!

[@bigbigdog]

The dude reallly needed to read

[@ABCEasyas--]

He can just go to the library and read for free

[@bigbigdog]

@@ABCEasyas--he aint that smart yet

[@MistaAmazin]

​@@ABCEasyas--🎯💀

[@LosAngelesJedi]

Auntie pamela price said they needed more equity

[@GovernmentIssued]

Who knew thugs can read?

[@chrisbrown-lx7qz]

why in the hell u wanna rob a bookstore i mean bookstore doesnt have absolutely nothing valuable to steal accept for books

[@vintagegal7376]

Well you know not to look for a black guy for this crime. 😂

[@californianorma876]

How awful 😢😢😢😢

[@kennydude7971]

Does this mean i shouldnt hide my money in books anymore?

[@itweety21]

Sale get out 🐁 city out of control

[@aeromtb2468]

deserve what you vote for.

[@203_Boy]

14 THOUSANDS burglaries ‼️😆 Yall can't be serious. In OAKLAND alone❓ This can't be right. If it is Imagine the total number for the whole San Fran metro 🤣 Yall F*cked fr

[@frankmacleod2565]

Yeah it's probably almost as bad as some Republican states. The entire state of Mississippi has a homicide rate three times as high as that of San Francisco. THREE TIMES HIGHER THAN SAN FRANCISCO. Imagine that. I feel bad for you people

[@MrRar66]

0:47 what brought that up?

[@mrm4557]

New low in Oakland

[@_ac_7649]

he took them oaklandishly

[@bootsierobicheaux7124]

Dumb people don't steal books--unless they know that the book is a rare find. Maybe he, she (or they) thought that they contained "hidden safes"?!!! But then again, if I had to steal anything, that is definitely worth something--it would absolutely be a book.

[@buddyleewoods2327]

Those are addictive books hard to put down . I spent a week at 4th & Broadway juvenile detention in 1990 & I read some good crime mysteries donated from C. Marcus books . He knows it look at him in his C. Marcus book binge trance . Those were better times believe it or not . These days not so much . The owners have seen it all now .

[@williamdriver2883]

It's possible that he was upset because they were closed, and he really wanted those books to read.

[@alexsandra6316]

OMG?!?! A bookstore??? Who the F*** steal from a bookstore??!!😂

[@BooB-ej5xr]

Maybe he gonna use them for making a fire to stay warm. Nothing is exempt nowadays lol

[@Barry101er]

Looks like a gem of a shop.

[@johnbuckles1344]

It is, they've been there for ages. Great selection of Afro-American titles.

[@michaelmacpherson-wm6mh]

stealing books? probably needed toilet paper.

[@JJONNYREPP]

Caught on Camera: Oakland bookstore hit by bizarre smash-and-grab theft of handful of books 0124am 3.11.23 well, if you're gonna steal something steal some knowledge...

[@femmebrulee5053]

Was one of them A Catcher in the Rye?

[@Winstonrodney6989]

Maybe it was Steal This Book by Abbie Hoffman.

[@bobayagga2233]

They coming for those work boots 🥾 next 😂😂. Just to be spiteful

[@MrZgui415]

Not even bookstores are safe ... the old meme that Book stores wont get robbed : /

[@papagen00]

what's in those books??

[@bombaybeach208]

That city is a wreck.

[@marktrain9498]

He must have thought they were boxes of drugs. Probably never saw a book before.

[@Red-t3z]

He for sure got a Ethiopian head.

[@brianp5205]

Books are a human right. Charging books for profit is the real crime!

[@hunterericson6782]

oh come on. i guess sex and drugs are next on your list ? ok fine, yachts, palaces, and supermodels too

[@arturobzn]

The books he stole, "Social Justice in America, how to break the cycle".

[@Dwn2Race]

Democrat Utopia…. Welcome to Oakland… and if you complain about crime you’ll be called a Racist… haha

[@LostChildOfTime]

Pretty sure people getting called a racist for complaining about crime only happens in youtube comments, not actually in Oakland.

[@Dwn2Race]

@@LostChildOfTime lol that’s what Oakland Mayor said in a city meeting....

[@giftedgreen2152]

Did you think socialism was going to be fun?

[@containedhurricane]

Social democratic systems have been working well in Scandinavian countries. He wouldn't have to steal books if high-quality university education was free in the US and if there was no worldwide tax system

[@alansnyder8448]

@@containedhurricane RE: "He wouldn't have to steal books if high-quality university education was free". Something tells me he would have stolen those books anyway.

[@containedhurricane]

@@alansnyder8448 If he could get high-quality university education from a prestigious university in the US and if he couldn't find a decent job in the country, he would've been able to use his skills, knowledge and degree in another country. Unfortunately, he won't be able to escape from the IRS anywhere in the world

[@alansnyder8448]

@@containedhurricane I high-quality education consists of engineering, math, science, etc. None of these woke studies BS degrees. But beyond that, society needs people with morality who follow laws and don't break people's windows. We are a society in moral decay.

[@containedhurricane]

@@alansnyder8448 Yes, that's what I mean by high-quality university education. If he could get an engineering job in another country without being taxed by the IRS, he could've had a decent life there without having to struggle mentally and financially in the US

[@ty5967]

You should be flattered that someone wants to read books that you sell. Especially from your brother, you should give him a break.

[@rayjohnson9781]

But the mayor and DA say everything is rosey in O- town.

[@kraykray9585]

"We are a internationally known business in the community" Does this lady honestly think there are people over seas praising her book store?

[@queenv9412]

Yes we do

[@frankroque-lb6nr]

Oakland is known. And not for anything good. 👽

[@intercat4907]

Yes. Go there some time. Great place.

[@intercat4907]

@@frankroque-lb6nr Oakland is America's 5th-largest port, and it's a wonderful place for artists and artist co-ops. It contains the college I have attended off and on for 40 years. And it has lots of different colored people. Ohhh ... I see what you're saying. Yeah, stay away.

[@mamat1213]

This is a niche book store and one of few in the US. Authors, educators and political figures from all over have come and spoken or done book signings here. You have no idea about it and that’s fine, doesn’t negate the bookstore’s impact