Oppositeboy
12-30-2007, 10:10 AM
http://www.kcbs.com/Senator-Perata-Carjacked-in-Oakland/1404742
Senator Perata Carjacked in Oakland
OAKLAND, Calif. (KCBS/AP) -- State Senate President Pro Tem Don Perata was robbed at gunpoint of his government-issue car Saturday afternoon while driving in his district in Oakland.
Perata, 62, said that a masked man tapped on the window of his 2006 red Dodge Charger with a gun shortly before 2 p.m., while he was waiting at a red light in North Oakland.
The carjacker told him to get out of the car, and Perata said everything happened so quickly that he didn't feel fear. He immediately complied and got out on the street. He was not injured.
"My only concern was that he was fiddling with his mask. I was thinking, 'I hope he doesn't get one motor skill confused with another and shoot me,'" Perata said.
"It's weird what goes through your head, but that's what I was thinking," he said.
Oakland Police Lt. Lawrence Green said a second man drove the robber to the intersection in a stolen two-door gold Chevrolet Camaro. No arrests have been made.
Perata said dozens of witnesses saw what happened at the busy intersection, and offered assistance immediately.
The state senator has lived his whole life in Oakland, and said he has never been the victim of a violent crime.
"This is a punctuation mark on what I've been doing for 20 years. There are too many guns out there," he said.
"Anyone who would do that in broad daylight with hundreds of people around must be pretty desperate."
The Democrat is one of many public officials who have struggled to find solutions for Oakland increasing violent crime. Last year Perata enlisted the help of Oakland's numerous motorcycle clubs in an effort to provide mentors to young people who are lured by street life.
This morning he was saying something about this incident showing him that there are too many guns out in the streets and there needs to be better gun control. Another person thinking legislation is going to stop criminals. :shaking:
The cops think he was targeted because of his "dubs". :laughing:
Senator Perata Carjacked in Oakland
OAKLAND, Calif. (KCBS/AP) -- State Senate President Pro Tem Don Perata was robbed at gunpoint of his government-issue car Saturday afternoon while driving in his district in Oakland.
Perata, 62, said that a masked man tapped on the window of his 2006 red Dodge Charger with a gun shortly before 2 p.m., while he was waiting at a red light in North Oakland.
The carjacker told him to get out of the car, and Perata said everything happened so quickly that he didn't feel fear. He immediately complied and got out on the street. He was not injured.
"My only concern was that he was fiddling with his mask. I was thinking, 'I hope he doesn't get one motor skill confused with another and shoot me,'" Perata said.
"It's weird what goes through your head, but that's what I was thinking," he said.
Oakland Police Lt. Lawrence Green said a second man drove the robber to the intersection in a stolen two-door gold Chevrolet Camaro. No arrests have been made.
Perata said dozens of witnesses saw what happened at the busy intersection, and offered assistance immediately.
The state senator has lived his whole life in Oakland, and said he has never been the victim of a violent crime.
"This is a punctuation mark on what I've been doing for 20 years. There are too many guns out there," he said.
"Anyone who would do that in broad daylight with hundreds of people around must be pretty desperate."
The Democrat is one of many public officials who have struggled to find solutions for Oakland increasing violent crime. Last year Perata enlisted the help of Oakland's numerous motorcycle clubs in an effort to provide mentors to young people who are lured by street life.
This morning he was saying something about this incident showing him that there are too many guns out in the streets and there needs to be better gun control. Another person thinking legislation is going to stop criminals. :shaking:
The cops think he was targeted because of his "dubs". :laughing: