Reporter’s purse swiped from TV truck – near police HQ - Crime Scene

It’s happened again. Another reporter has been victimized by criminals in Oakland, only this one takes the cake.

KTVU reporter/anchor Heather Holmes had her purse stolen from a TV truck on Monday night — while she and a camera operator were parked near Oakland police headquarters. The subject of her live report? A violent daylight robbery of a woman in North Oakland.

Holmes and a photographer were standing near the corner of 7th Street and Broadway in the city’s downtown for their report. Their van wasn’t locked, because the crew had only recently arrived at the corner, and the vehicle was only steps away. Someone used Holmes’ bank card at a nearby Chevron gas station on Castro Street within 20 minutes of the theft.

Read More: http://blog.sfgate.com/crime/2014/06/17/reporters-purse-swiped-from-tv-truck-at-police-hq/

TV reporters have been robbed repeatedly in Oakland, getting security guard escorts and in one case robbed on the air.