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On Saturday, May 8th, at 4 pm, an eighty-year-old Asian male was out for a walk in the 14200 block of Acapulco Road in San Leandro when two suspects attacked him.
 
The suspects pushed the victim to the group and demanded his wallet. As the victim screamed for help, the suspects forcefully removed the victim’s Fitbit wrist band and fled in a blue Subaru sedan. The victim sustained minor injuries that did not require medical attention.
 
At 5:45 pm, possibly the same suspects robbed a 19-year-old Hispanic victim of her purse in the 500 block of Bancroft Avenue. 
 
The suspects in both incidents were described as Black males, between 16 and 19 years old, 5’ 7” and thin build.  The getaway car was described as a blue Subaru sedan with black and silver rims.
 
“In March, the San Leandro Police Department conducted a victim demographic study, where violent crime statistics were compared from 2019 to 2020.  SLPD discovered an increase of 283% in crimes against our Asian community members.  Although at this present moment, there is no indication the elderly victim was targeted due to his race, San Leandro Detectives are pursuing all avenues of investigative leads”, said Lieutenant Ali Khan.
 
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