Moraga Resident Reports Rolex Robbery On Moraga Way Tuesday

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A Moraga resident reported being accosted, pistol-whipped and robbed at gunpoint outside a residence in the 1500 block of Moraga Way Tuesday afternoon.

The incident was reported at approximately 5:35 p.m. after the unidentified victim was surprised by two armed, masked black males who took his watch and iPhone.

Reports that the car used by the suspects was spotted racing toward Orinda and, possibly, Highway 24, could not immediately be confirmed.

An ambulance was summoned to treat the victim for unspecified injuries.

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21 Comments

  1. Jeff Lowe on Mar 22, 2022 at 6:16 pm

    What happened to idyllic Moraga? Any greater specificity on location at which criminal activity transpired?

    • NEWS24-680 on Mar 22, 2022 at 6:21 pm

      Jeff – 1500 block of Moraga Way. Looks like one of those Blitz Rolex Thefts we’re seeing in other areas, as well… car rolls up, couple of guys approach with guns and demand the watch and phone. Victim reportedly pistol-whipped…

  2. Jeff on Mar 22, 2022 at 6:31 pm

    My goodness, how horrible. And just today SFPD was accosted for stopping, fighting and arresting a higher percentage of African-Americans, could it be that they commit a higher percentage of crimes relative to their population? 108RS

    • NEWS24-680 on Mar 22, 2022 at 6:36 pm

      Never figured you for a pearl-clutcher, Jeff – and while the race and crime thing is a favored trope in some quarters a healthy discussion would be allowed here if the usual internet standards were adhered to…

    • A Msn on Mar 23, 2022 at 1:39 am

      SFPD has a history of policing rooted in bias and discrimination. I had hoped and thought it was doing better. But, then again, it also has a history of producing and supporting a murderer.

      • Jeff on Mar 23, 2022 at 1:05 pm

        How about watching the Chris Rock Police Video.

        108RS

    • John G on Mar 23, 2022 at 9:38 am

      And without offering the possible reasons why it’s a higher percentage, at best it shows a lack of insight and understanding of a complex problem, at worst it shows something else entirely…

      • david on Mar 23, 2022 at 10:49 am

        Boy Howdy!

      • Jeff on Mar 23, 2022 at 1:03 pm

        Sure, we failed the African-American community after the Civil War, Lincoln and Grant tried, but those Southern Dems blocked everything. Now, plenty of programs for the less advantaged, lack of motivation is the key. Hey, soon two African-Americans on SCOTUS, yes, Clarence Thomas counts.

        108RS

        • david on Mar 25, 2022 at 9:21 pm

          Two African Americans. Wow. We’re good for another 250 years. Thank YOU!

  3. Sue on Mar 22, 2022 at 6:55 pm

    Seriously?

  4. Nicky Harvey on Mar 22, 2022 at 10:33 pm

    Just start prosectuting them to the full extent of the law. I don’t care if they are green.

  5. Scott Warren on Mar 23, 2022 at 12:42 am

    Who can disagree that they need to be prosecuted, but first you need to catch them. Or better prevent/dissuade them.
    No one likes the Bri’ish solution, more CCTV, but it’s looking better at this point.

  6. Cathe on Mar 23, 2022 at 1:29 am

    Not too long ago someone stole a Rolex from a guy near his home in Orinda Downs neighborhood.

      • Max on Mar 23, 2022 at 8:20 am

        “Three suspects, including one in Texas, have been arrested in connection with an armed robbery in Orinda, authorities said.

        The victim was robbed as he unloaded his vehicle in his driveway on Fallen Leaf Terrace about 2 p.m. on July 25, the Orinda Police Department said in a news release Friday.”

  7. A Man On A Mission Statement on Mar 23, 2022 at 1:45 am

    I gave up wearing a watch after cell phones came out. I wonder how these criminals knew this guy would be a wearing a Rolex and not some cheap, drug store watch.

    • Kleinart Family on Mar 23, 2022 at 2:19 am

      I thought it had been determined that the thieves spotted their victims and then followed them home – robbing them quickly and in a way they couldn’t resist. I keep my watches in a safety deposit box.

    • kjdana44 on Mar 23, 2022 at 10:05 pm

      That was my question. Did the thieves follow this victim home? How did they know he had a rolex?

      • Ms. Manners on Mar 23, 2022 at 10:19 pm

        Is there a description of the getaway car?

        • NEWS24-680 on Mar 23, 2022 at 10:23 pm

          Believe “white sedan” was mentioned but have not gotten a hard description.

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