This is getting worse and worse and is NOT ok. The Asian community in the Bay Area is being terrorized right now by repeat violent attacks and or robberies on elderly persons or Asian persons in general, happening in broad daylight. In the latest robbery that took place in Alameda, apparently the robbers followed the man to or from the bank and broke into the car to steal a bank deposit bag.
A man then noticed someone was breaking into his friends white sedan, so the man and his friend ran outside to try and stop the robbery, slamming the door on the robber. The suspect was seen grabbing a bank deposit bag and managed to escape the two men trying to stop him.
This robbery took place on the same day an elderly man was knocked to the ground and had his bank bag stolen, as he was on his way to Bank of America on Marina in San Leandro. And just days after another 91-year-old man was
Anyone who may have been a witness to this incident and has more information is asked to call Alameda Police.