Residents at a senior housing complex in Oakland are fearful and are pleading for protection after several robberies.
Maria Tsang described an incident involving her 80-year-old neighbor: “He beat her. Not only the money. He beat her. She (got) hurt.”
In the past month, at least 15 residents of Westlake Christian Terrace have been attacked, with many of the victims being elderly women of Asian descent.
Tsang said, “All the seniors are scared to go out. They stop all their activities. They’re scared to go shopping, grocery (shopping), walk around this area.”
Chun Chung gave an emotional appeal, “Please help us. We all, one day we all (will) get old. We shouldn’t be living in these conditions.”
On Friday, a woman living at the complex became the latest victim. The ordeal was caught on video.
The footage showed three young men jumping out of a Kia Sorento. They ran toward the woman at 28th and Broadway before pulling …