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

Even in a bookstore Oakland is not safe.

She said it. Criminals expect no consequences.

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

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

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

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

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.

Ouch. I love that store. Sympathy.

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

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

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.

I hope he is not a hater 😂😂😂 love it

He stole books! A rare violent crime

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.

14K burglaries? WTF!...

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.

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

Looks like a gem of a shop.

The dude reallly needed to read

How awful 😢😢😢😢

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.

Sad. Lawlessness city.

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

Mayor of Oakland: We must ban loose asphalt!

This is wrong all around.

he took them oaklandishly

0:47 what brought that up?

Auntie pamela price said they needed more equity

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

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

I didn't know they had bookstores in Oakland

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 .

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

Who knew thugs can read?

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

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

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

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

Mind not as elegant as dressing. Psycho?

deserve what you vote for.

They need a gofund me

Sale get out 🐁 city out of control

New low in Oakland

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...

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

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

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

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

He for sure got a Ethiopian head.

Was one of them A Catcher in the Rye?

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

stealing books? probably needed toilet paper.

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

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

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

what's in those books??

That city is a wreck.

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

Did you think socialism was going to be fun?

Wonder how she votes?

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

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

Must be MLK book ✌🏻✌🏻✌🏻

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