In recent weeks, multiple cyclists have said they were the victims of armed robberies in the Oakland Hills.
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Mountain biker Louisa Spier told KPIX she was biking alone on Skyline Boulevard median trail near Oakland Fire Station 21 on March 29 when three men cornered her, demanding she give up her bike. One of them then pointed a gun at her and ordered her to give up the bike.
Spier gave the suspects her bike and then ran into traffic. A woman then picked Spier up and drove her away from the gunman, Spier told the station.
"To have a gun pointed at your face when you're out just trying to enjoy nature and clear your mind is, like, the worst possible experience," Spier told KPIX.
The Oakland Police Department told the news station that they responded to two other robberies of cyclists in the same area after Spier's incident.
Morgan Fletcher is a mountain bike coach that teaches about 100 middle schools to ride in the Oakland Hills. They told the station they have now moved their training location due to the multiple reports and have encouraged parents to come to pick up their kids after every session.
Oakland police reported 324 robberies gun robberies from Jan. 1 to April 3, 2021. In the same period this year, there have been 307, according to KPIX.
Police said officers will be deployed to areas with recent spikes in robberies.
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