Oakland TV crew robbed at gunpoint hours after police chief slams $18M budget cut amid homicide surge

Oakland TV crew robbed at gunpoint hours after police chief slams $18M budget cut amid homicide surge

A pair of robbers in Oakland, California, held up a television news crew at gunpoint just hours after the city’s police chief warned of safety concerns following officials’ decision to slash his department’s budget by more than $18 million, police said.