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.
What happened to idyllic Moraga? Any greater specificity on location at which criminal activity transpired?
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…
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
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…
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.
How about watching the Chris Rock Police Video.
108RS
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…
Boy Howdy!
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
Two African Americans. Wow. We’re good for another 250 years. Thank YOU!
Seriously?
Just start prosectuting them to the full extent of the law. I don’t care if they are green.
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.
Not too long ago someone stole a Rolex from a guy near his home in Orinda Downs neighborhood.
True: https://news24-680.com/2020/07/25/armed-robbery-in-orinda-saturday/
“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.”
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.
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.
That was my question. Did the thieves follow this victim home? How did they know he had a rolex?
Is there a description of the getaway car?
Believe “white sedan” was mentioned but have not gotten a hard description.