by Jenna Curren at Law Enforcement Today
SAN JOSE, CA- Authorities have arrested six men they believe are responsible for targeting Asian women and committing more than 70 robberies in San Jose and as many as 177 throughout the San Francisco Bay Area.
During a news conference on Wednesday, December 15th, in San Jose’s Little Saigon section, Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen announced the charges against the six suspects.
SJPD Arrest Six Robbery Suspects who Targeted AAPI Communityhttps://t.co/qd1gw6k2MN
— San José Police Media Relations (@SJPD_PIO) December 15, 2021
Rosen said that the six suspects targeted their victims, including elderly women and “took their purses” while pouncing on them during incidents of robbery, burglary, and theft in San Jose between October 2020 and September 2021. He added:
“And this happened to more than 100 women throughout not only Santa Clara County, but throughout the Bay Area. They targeted Asian women because they thought Asian women don’t use banks and they made other ethnic slurs against Asians which I won’t repeat here.”
Leaders of the city, including Rosen do not want residents in San Jose, especially in Little Saigon to be fearful this holiday season and beyond. Rosen said:
“While we live in different places and our families came from different countries, we take your safety seriously and we take it personally.”
The suspects were identified by San Jose police as: 24-year-old Anthony Michael Robinson of Stockton; 27-year-old Cameron Alonzo Moody of East Palo Alto; 23-year-old Derje Damond Banks of San Jose; 24-year-old Hassani Burleson Rasmsey of Oakland; 21-year-old Clarence Jackson of East Palo Alto; and 21-year-old Malik Short of Tracy.
San Jose Police Captain Brian Shab said that these six men may be linked to as many as 177 robberies, burglaries, and thefts throughout the greater San Francisco area. Shab said:
“There is no doubt that these suspects believed they could prey on these victims because of their ethnicity, because of their gender.”…
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