Mob goes on teddy bear rampage at Oakland carnival; $30K lost

A mob of teenagers stormed an Oakland carnival, stealing stuffed animals and other prizes in a free-for-all that left workers fearing for their safety, KRON reported.

About $30,000 in merchandise was lost in Saturday night's rampage at the Butler Carnival in East Oakland. Workers told KRON that most of the prizes that were stolen were later smashed or ripped to shreds in a senseless display of vandalism.

Cellphone video footage showed teens helping themselves to teddy bears and other toy prizes. At one point a group attacks a young male, knocking him to the ground.

Two carnival employees were taken to the hospital, police said..

"One of our guys got hit with a brick and had to go to the hospital because the guy said you didn't win and they threw a brick at him," a worker told KRON.

I felt like I was in the game grand theft auto had me hopin fences / running from cops / stealing teddy bears /

The station reported that some of the workers were so scared of repercussions, it had to cover their faces and alter their voices for its story.

Butler Amusements has since packed up the rides and concessions, leaving an empty field not far from Oracle Arena.

The company gave this statement to KPIX: "This was a very unfortunate event, but in moving forward, we are going to make sure to have better security and police presence at the next event."

Oakland police reportedly are reviewing the video posted on social media and attempting to identify some of the theft and vandalism suspects.