For Immediate Release: April 17, 2024
OPD News:
OPD Arrests Armed Suspects Linked to Tobacco-Related Robberies
The Oakland Police Department (OPD) is investigating an armed robbery that occurred around 6:45 a.m. on April 16, 2024, in the 7900 block of Mountain Boulevard.
As a delivery truck driver was attempting to drop off tobacco products, two vehicles with multiple armed individuals arrived and stole the products before leaving the area.
During the course of the investigation, officers assigned to the Ceasefire Division connected the armed robbery to a series of tobacco-related robberies throughout the Bay Area.
Investigators working in collaboration with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) and the U.S. Marshals Service Task Force (USMS TF), arrested eight suspects at a residence in Oakland.
Officers recovered the stolen tobacco products along with two firearms.
OPD is actively investigating each of these robberies. If you are a victim or have information regarding any of these incidents, please call OPD’s Robbery Unit at 510-238-3326.