After this eighth burglary incident, owner Osi Umunna is left wondering if keeping his business open is even still worth it. 'I've got a soft spot for Oakland in general because it's been so good to me, but has it?' he said.
"You feel like you're on a treadmill constantly, right, just running, running, conditioning but what are you conditioning for?" he said. "Because like at the end of the day, it's right back to zero."
But now, after this eighth incident, he's wondering if keeping his business open is even still worth it. "I've got a soft spot for Oakland in general because it's been so good to me, but has it? Right, has it really been that good to me?" he said., the latest available data from Oakland police shows that burglaries have been increasing since 2020 and have been spiking overall since 2018.Meanwhile, the clearance rate for these cases continues to go down.
And Umunna says, out of all eight incidents, now at two locations, police still haven't made an arrest.Now, with a future uncertain, he's turning to the community for help on"My main concern is, I've got employees - my son was like, 'hey dad, I thought I was going to take over your store,'" he said. "I'm going to be okay, just trying to figure out the next step.
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