Carjacker Pulls Woman Out Of Car: 5 Must-Read Bay Area Stories

Good evening, Northern California Patch readers! We've assembled some of the most share-worthy stories from the area for today, just for you.

Here are the top five stories from Northern California:

1. A woman was vacuuming her car at a carwash when a man pulled her out of the vehicle and drove off. Police were having none of it. (Read more on Patch)

2. A scammer who pretended to be a Silicon Valley inventor, who prosecutors call a "serial fraudster," was convicted but skipped town before sentencing. Have you seen this man? (Read more on Patch)

3. Two Bay Area police departments held DUI Checkpoints over the past week. Here's how many drivers were arrested in the North Bay and East Bay.

4. All southbound lanes of a Bay Area interstate highway will be closed over two weekends — once in September and again in October. (Read more on Patch)

5. A teenager left home last Friday night. Authorities are trying to find him to reunite him with his family. (Read more on Patch)