Four Oakland boys — one 12 years old and three 15 — were arrested after a 61-year-old man was assaulted and his car was taken outside his East Oakland home late Thursday. The stolen Chevrolet Aveo was recovered, and the boys were booked at Alameda County Juvenile Hall, according to the reporting below.
Attack Unfolded on East 24th Street
According to The Mercury News, police said the incident began around 11:20 p.m. Thursday in the 1700 block of East 24th Street. The four boys allegedly surrounded the man, punched him in the face and held him to the ground before taking his keys. He did not require hospitalization, the outlet reported.
Police said the boys left in the man's 2009 Chevrolet Aveo. The Mercury News reported that officers later spotted it near High Street and Brookdale Avenue and pursued it. The car was abandoned in the 2500 block of Lilac Street.
Foot Chase Ends in a Cul-de-Sac
The boys ran from the vehicle in a cul-de-sac and were caught and arrested, according to the report. They are Oakland residents and are not related to one another. They were booked at Alameda County Juvenile Hall, and the Chevrolet Aveo was recovered and returned to its owner.
ABC7 News has reported on a separate Oakland carjacking series involving multiple arrests; its reporting does not connect that series to Thursday night's attack.
The City of Oakland maintains its own crime-incident data reports, which track weekly, quarterly and annual numbers citywide and by police area, and the department has previously released updated statistics through Police Chief Floyd Mitchell's office. None of that broader data has been linked to this specific case, and no additional details — including the identities of the boys or the victim, specific charges, or an exact arrest time — have been made public.
Juvenile records and crime data
Alameda County Superior Court says juvenile court records are restricted to specified people, including the minor, parents or guardians, attorneys involved in the case and court personnel; others generally need court authorization to access them. Broader crime figures measure different things and do not establish a trend in Oakland carjackings. ABC7 News reported that Oakland Police Department data showed vehicle thefts were down 65% compared with the average over the previous three years, a measure that does not specifically track carjackings. Separately, the FBI reported that the national rate of reported carjacking incidents fell from 7.5 to 6.6 per 100,000 people between 2022 and 2023; that national figure does not show Oakland's trend.
