OPD encourages neighborhood watch!
 
Oakland Police Captain Toribio wants you to know that car burglaries, home and commercial burglaries have increased double digits since June 1 in Service Area 1 (to find out what beat you're in visit www.oaklandpolice.com, and then click on "Area Command Beats Map").

For auto burglaries, the hardest hit community policing beats are 3X, 4X, 8X, 9X, 12Y and 13Z. The following vehicles are the most commonly broken into: Toyota Corolla, Honda Accord, Toyota Camry, and Honda Civic. For commercial burglaries, the hardest hit beats are 2Y, 6X, 10X, 10Y, 11X, 12X and 12Y. Currently, OPD is doing analysis of the crimes to determine any patterns or trends.

Please spread the alert that residents and businesses should report all suspicious activity and crimes to OPD, as well as harden targets, that is, do not leave things of value in vehicles, lock doors and windows, take precautions.

Above all else, pay attention to what's going on around you and pay extra attention to strangers in your neighborhoods.  Please help us spread the word to Merchant Watch groups, Neighborhood Watch Block Captains, Yahoo groups, etc.
 
Bay Bridge closure
 
Remember that from 8 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 3 to 5 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 8, the Bay Bridge will be closed for construction. Crews will be replacing a section of the bridge east of the Yerba Buena Island tunnel to connect the bridge to a temporary detour. The work is part of the Bay Bridge Seismic Safety Projects, designed to bring the structure up to current earthquake standards.

While the Bay Bridge was closed during Labor Day weekends in 2006 and 2007, vital and complex seismic retrofit work was successfully completed ahead of schedule. Taking advantage of historically light traffic on the bridge during the holiday weekend helps minimize disruptions to motorists, residents and businesses.

For more information visit www.BayBridgeInfo.org.

 
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