Teen mob robs Oakland train passengers: police

OAKLAND, Calif. — Dozens of teens robbed and assaulted passengers on a regional transit train in Oakland over the weekend in an apparently orchestrated attack, authorities said Monday. Witness accounts and surveillance video showed 40 to 60 teens jumping the fare gate at the Coliseum Station Saturday night, said Bay Area Rapid Transit spokeswoman Alicia Trost.

They entered a train that pulled into the station, grabbed bags and cellphones from seven passengers and then ran off into the neighbourhood before transit police could respond.