An early-morning robbery of an Uber driver at the Oakland Marriott was caught on camera Friday morning as the Bay Area city deals with a wave of crime.<\/p>\n
According to a police report shared with The Post, around 4 a.m., the victim arrived at the upscale hotel in a gray-ish SUV waiting to pick up a customer.<\/p>\n
An Uber driver was savagely pistol-whipped during an early-morning robbery. Obtained by the CA Post<\/p>\n
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Then, surveillance video obtained by The Post shows a smaller, white car pulling up right beside and a little bit behind the Uber driver\u2019s vehicle. It appears that another car, not shown, also pulled up a bit ahead of the Uber worker.<\/p>\n
Four people in masks and jackets pop out, and some have their guns pulled. Three of them go to the driver\u2019s side window and force the door open, while the other person opens up the passenger\u2019s side.<\/p>\n
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The criminals appear to tussle a bit with the driver while maintaining the position of their guns pointed at him. The altercations seem to take quite a bit of time. According to the report, they \u201crepeatedly struck\u201d the victim in the head ten times with their pistols. <\/p>\n
They took the victim\u2019s wallet and cell phone before driving away.<\/p>\n
Police later found one of the vehicles abandoned on Castro Street and a witness said they packed into the other vehicle to flee the area. That car was last seen heading east on the 580 freeway.<\/p>\n
Police recovered an ammunition round at the scene of the robbery.<\/p>\n
An early-morning robbery at a downtown Oakland Marriott was caught on surveillance video. Obtained by the CA Post<\/p>\n
The victim, meanwhile, refused medical treatment and said he would go to the hospital by himself.<\/p>\n
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