Early Sunday morning, East Oakland experienced a series of sideshows involving fireworks and reckless driving, leading to one critical injury and several vehicles ablaze. The chaos unfolded across three locations, with police arriving to disperse the crowds only around 4:30 am. Witness accounts indicate significant property damage to local businesses, intensifying worries about public safety in the area. With law enforcement grappling with understaffing issues, the local police union expressed deep concern over rising crime levels, predicting worsening conditions as summer approaches.
Last night was symbolic of the mayhem that residents are experiencing. The police are outgunned, they're out-manned. It's very sad, it's very concerning.
Three cars were set ablaze, as KTVU reports, and one person was critically injured at one of the locations, though the details about the victim have not been publicized.
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