by Jim Emerson

BERKELEY — Two men face multiple charges for allegedly robbing elderly women in Berkeley and Oakland. One of the suspect’s 19-year-old Jordan Gaines is a resident of Oakland. The second suspect is Tyler J. Magee, 21, of Vacaville.

On July 6, two women were followed home from Mechanics Bank on Shattuck Avenue in downtown Berkeley. One victim was robbed at an apartment house parking garage on Alcatraz Avenue in Berkeley. Another victim was robbed the same day on Mosswood Road in Berkeley.

Two more women were robbed on August 29, when they exited from a vehicle. Both victims were knocked to the ground when this robbery occurred on the 600 block of Oakland Avenue in Oakland.

Gaines allegedly fled the Oakland crime scene to a waiting vehicle purportedly stolen. It seems the getaway vehicle belongs to Gaines’ former girlfriend. It was followed overhead by a helicopter to Fresno Avenue in Berkeley. Gaines and Magee were both arrested there on August 29 by Berkeley PD.

Gaines faces charges for second-degree robberies involving vulnerable victims in Oakland on August 29. Additional charges for his actions that day concern carrying an Unregistered Loaded Firearm. Regarding the July 6 robberies, he also faces charges for second-degree robberies involving vulnerable victims in Berkeley. However, Gaines is no longer in custody.

His companion Magee remains in custody at Alameda County Santa Rita Jail in lieu of $50,000 bond. Magee faces multiple charges including second-degree robberies of vulnerable victims for the August robberies in Oakland. In addition, he is charged with carrying an unregistered loaded firearm.

Robbery Suspects Arrested Allegedly Preyed on Elderly Women