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Posted: Monday, 21 April 2008 4:27PM

Oakland Police Worried About Increased Vigilantism



OAKLAND, Calif. (KCBS)  -- Oakland police are worried that more and more people will take the law into their own hands, after two store owners shot two robbers in recent days.

People have a right to protect themselves, but things can get out of hand quickly if everyone starts packing a weapon, said Deputy Police Chief Dave Kozicki.

"That's a concern that law enforcement has all the time, that people will engage in vigilantism," said Kozicki.

A 22-year-old Oakland man was shot at least three times and critically wounded when he tried to hold up a liquor store Saturday night. And an 18-year-old Pittsburg teenager was shot and wounded when he tried to rob a store last Thursday night.

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