Daylight Saving Time has ended and with that comes an inevitable uptick in crime. Statistics suggest that as evenings get dark earlier, robberies and burglaries increase under cover of night. It was one of the many safety issues that Oakland police Capt. Aaron Smith discussed with citizens at Sunday’s “Coffee with a Cop” event at Peet’s Coffee & Tea in the Oakland hills’ Montclair Village district.

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Neighbors had a wide range of questions for Capt. Smith, an affable public servant who seemed genuinely interested in connecting with the community. At one point, he was almost fatherly in his advice to a senior who shared how she confronted a man who was trying to steal a shelf full of toothpaste at the local CVS.

“Nobody did a damn thing, which really upset me,” the woman s

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