Eight members of the Habitat for Humanity crew in Oakland were robbed at gunpoint Tuesday afternoon while preparing for a visit by former President Jimmy Carter next week.
Hardworking Habitat and AmeriCorps crew members has their cellphones, wallets and "other personal property" stolen from them by two men at around 1:40 p.m. at the Brookfield Court development in the 9500 block of Edes Avenue in East Oakland.
Oakland Tribune has more:
Four men walked onto the property and robbed the seven men and one woman, ages 23 to 68, police said. Roughly a dozen other people were also working on the development, where 12 townhomes are under construction, but they were not robbed, said Habitat spokeswoman Krysta Morgenthaler.The robbers drove away in two cars and police have not yet released full descriptions of the men or their cars. No arrests have been made.
A $25,000 is being offered for any information leading up to an arrest Anyone with information about the suspects whereabouts should call Oakland police at 510-238-3326 or via the OPS tip line at 510-773-2508
Meanwhile, Mayor Jean Quan is simply terrible, according to a recent poll.
