it happened on shattuck. sommer said he witnessed a similar attack years ago and said nothing for year of his own safety. but last night he found the courage to scare off the offenders. >> i hope i helped. the police said it was a good thing that that happened. i felt -- what if it had been my daughter? so i really feel glad that this time i didn't withhold zblget the two robbers ran down shattuck and jumped into a waiting car. police have not caught them yet. we're trying to see if there's any surveillance video in this area. so far we haven't been able to find any. but we will be getting in touch with police later to see if they have any further description of the suspects. >> more details. ktvu checked the recent crime reports for the area surrounding the location of that mugging last night. the red dots you see there, they mark the location of crimes reported there in just the past week. they include thefts, burglaries, vandalism, and a robbery. even our own reporters, we're not immune to crime in oakland

patrols in the tell mess cam district after -- temescal district after a woman was brutally mugged the shattuck. tara moriarty is live in the area and tells us how police are pursuing leads. >> reporter: the victim was walking along on her way to meet a friend in the tell mess cam district when -- tell mess cam district when she -- temescal district when she was mugged. maya and her dad were walking back from dinner when he yelled and scared off the two men punching the woman. >> i felt what if it had been my daughter. >> reporter: witnesses have reported to us that the suspects did rob her of her items. they were seen running from the scene and they did get into a vehicle that drove away from the area. neighbors say car break-ins have spiked but they are surprised by such a brazen physical attack. >> one of my big fears walking around as a woman by myself. you never expect it to happen at 6:00 in the evening. i'm still freaking out. >> reporter: danny marchman says it's sad that neighbors have become accustomed to crime. >> yeah, i think we become too used to it. we're the ones who should be c