East Bay Express: Who's profiting from Oakland's gun violence?

Ali Winston and Darwin BondGraham — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 22:34:59 +0000

Kao Saeturn liked to intimidate people with his Glock. Referring to himself as "the King of Oakland," Saeturn, along with his gang, kicked off a methamphetamine-fueled spree that wreaked havoc on the Bay Area. After holding up a San Rafael massage parlor at gunpoint, Saeturn's gang targeted another one in El Cerrito and then a Hayward karaoke club, threatening victims with their firearms. Then in a bizarre episode, Saeturn and an accomplice attempted to carjack a retired San Francisco Sheriff's deputy at gunpoint on Interstate 580. When police finally apprehended Saeturn's gang on February 7, 2008, officers recovered the Glock 17 pistol that the 25-year-old ringleader had used during the crime spree, along with other firearms. In 2010, the King of Oakland was sentenced to 272 months in prison.

Oakland: Federal ammo running short for War on Crime

Ali Winston — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 19:54:34 +0000

This piece comes to us from City Limits, an independent, non-profit, investigative magazine based in New York City.