The Brief
- A U-Haul truck rammed into two banks in Oakland’s Chinatown on Wednesday morning.
- Hours later, a woman was robbed at gunpoint near an ATM by Lake Merritt.
- Police are warning ATM users to keep their eyes open.
OAKLAND, Calif. – Two banks in Oakland’s Chinatown were rammed by a U-Haul truck early Wednesday, followed by a robbery near an ATM hours later near Lake Merritt.
“It’s a really, really life-changing amount of money for me,” the woman told KTVU, her voice breaking not long after the robbery near the Bank of America ATM on Lake Park Avenue. “They took like $700, which is basically all — like I do pop-ups and like I really live check to check, it was not normal for me to have that much cash.
Oakland police are urging ATM users to remain vigilant.…