FBI and police serve 16 search warrants in Massive Sweep in Oakland
Hundreds of law enforcement agents pounced on an Oakland housing complex known to be infested with gang members and gang activity. 16 search warrants were served Wednesday night and into Thursday's early morning hours.
The "cat and mouse" game with gang members embedded in the Acorn housing project has been going on for years. But this time the Oakland Police Department did something different -- they teamed up with the FBI.
They went in prepared for a fight. FBI agents in tactical gear with automatic weapons stormed the Acorn housing complex Wednesday night. They were going after the Acorn gang and the military weapons responsible for a recent spike in gang violence.
More than 300 FBI and Oakland police officers served 16 search warrants. They arrested five people and confiscated four firearms. Not the success they were hoping for.
"We didn't find all the weapons that we were looking for," Lt. Jones said. "We have information that before we came they were able to see us coming and move to different locations."