Oakland residents on edge after 1 shot during series of burglaries

Thursday, April 20, 2017
OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) -- Residents of a quiet Oakland Hills neighborhood are on edge after a series of brazen afternoon burglaries ended with one resident shot.


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It happened about 5:00 p.m. Wednesday afternoon on Chimney Rock Court.

One homeowner Steve LaChapelle told ABC7 News he was in his upstairs office listening to music when a burglar apparently got into his house, locked his big dog Junior outside, and went through his belongings.

"He entered, locked my dog into the backyard by moving a piece of furniture in front of the dog door and then rummaged around, went through my refrigerator, went into a couple closets, apparently stole nothing though and exited through my front door," said LaChapelle.


The only thing taken was a soda and piece of string cheese from the refrigerator.
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"I happen to look out and there was my screen hanging sideways, all bent up," said LaChapelle.

Another resident, Clarence Kyle saw a glimpse of a man in his backyard after he noticed a screen door had also been pried open.



"I went out to close the gate and I noticed that all the gates down the way and that's when I started notifying the neighbors," said Kyle.

It seems the same man then stole a sandwich. "That was crazy, to try numerous units, going into a couple. picking up a sandwich and a soda, and walking out," said Becky Taylor, a resident in the neighborhood.


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At a third complex he encountered the 30-year-old resident, a shot was fired and the burglar fled.

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At last word, the victim is in stable condition. Police are reviewing surveillance video for a possible suspect description and for a car that may be related.



"I hope its just a one-off, just some crazy guy who's never going to come back," said LaChapelle.
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