Four juveniles were taken into custody near Mills College after Oakland officers spotted a stolen vehicle, watched the suspects bail out on foot and moved in. Police say they recovered two loaded firearms outfitted with devices that converted them to fully automatic weapons, and a preliminary investigation tied the group to a string of armed robberies and a pistol‑whipping incident in East Oakland late Sunday into Monday.
Officers found the stolen vehicle in the area of Kingsland Place and Morcom Avenue, where the suspects ran and a short foot pursuit ended with all four detained. According to SFGATE, two of the juveniles are from Oakland, one is from Hayward and one is from Richmond. Investigators are asking anyone with information or video to contact the Oakland Police Robbery Unit at (510) 238‑3326 or email [email protected].
Loaded Switch Guns And A Legal Minefield
Police say the two seized handguns were fitted with conversion devices capable of making semi‑automatic pistols fire automatically. Federal authorities treat those small add‑ons as anything but minor. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has described such “switches” or sears as machine‑gun conversion parts, and federal prosecutions in similar cases have led to machine‑gun possession charges and prison terms, according to ATF press releases.
How The Bust Fits Oakland’s New Crime Numbers
The takedown comes as Oakland officials are pointing to a shift in the larger crime picture. Police told SFGATE that reported serious crime dropped nearly 30% in the first three months of 2026, with robberies and homicides among the sharpest declines. At the same time, Hoodline has tracked similar multi‑suspect arrests, including a February stop tied to an armed robbery on Park Boulevard…