Walker Watch

Oakland Family Fun Day - June 9th

On Saturday June 9th, 2007, the City of Oakland is sponsoring an Oakland Family Fun Day. On this day only, the Oakland Zoo, Children's Fairyland, The Oakland Museum, and Chabot Space and Science Center will have FREE admission for all Oakland families. Each family needs just one person with a California ID card or drivers license with an Oakland address. See more information at the link below. This is a great opportunity for families to take advantage of some of the great family attractions right in our own backyard.

Disturbing Crime on Walker Avenue

Adam, my Co-Block Captain, just sent the following email to Walker Watch's mailing list:

I just learned that last night around 11:00pm -- just hours after sending out the following email -- our tenants were mugged on Walker Avenue near Wickson by two African-American men in their twenties, both wearing hooded sweatshirts, one carrying a gun.  They pointed a gun directly at their heads, demanded and received their wallets and a backpack, and then sprinted up Wickson Ave.

This marks the fourth known time that a mugging matching the same description and method has occured within a few block radius of our house in the past three weeks. 

This is a reminder to all residents, if you observe anything out of the ordinary, please contact the police as soon as you can. There is never any harm in reporting suspicious activity:

OPD emergency: 510-777-3211
OPD non-emergency: 510-777-3333.
Officer Kim's cell phone: 510-731-8122