Crime & Safety
Shotgun-Toting Robber | Fake Ticket: Walnut Creek, EB Police Log
A kidnapped teen uses Snapchat to get help; a woman was dragged on the ground by a purse snatcher; family in on gun "joke."

EAST BAY — Here's a look at police logs from around the East Bay this week —
2 Fremont Men Accused In Kidnapping, Rape Of Teen Girl
- Police said the victim, a 14-year-old, used her Snapchat account to notify friends she was kidnapped and did not know her location.
Shotgun-Toting Bank Robber Arrested: San Leandro Police
- Police say they used a license plate reader to capture the man.
Family In On Teen's 'Joke' With Gun
- The teen posed with an AR-15-style rifle and said that students should stay away from Hercules High School on the 13th.
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2 Men Killed In Hayward Shootings Identified
- No arrests have been announced int he deaths of 19-year-old Farrarri Johnson of Oakland, and 21-year-old Garland Scott of Hayward.
Police Release Photo Of Car Believed Used In Double Homicide
- Two boys, ages 14 and 11, died in the Union City shooting.
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Cold Case Disappearance: Detective On Case
- There's a $50,000 reward in the case of Christine Eastin, who vanished after a night of shopping. Her car was later found abandoned.
Hoodie-Wearing Thieves Steal Laptop
- A man was at Starbucks in Fremont Monday when his Macbook Pro laptop was snatched
3 Charged In Auto Burglary Spree
- The break-ins happened in Newark, Livermore, and Dublin last August.
'Rash' Of Car Burglaries In Castro Valley Thursday
- The crimes happened along the Castro Valley Boulevard corridor.
16 Auto Burglaries Reported In Newark
- Victims lost wallets with IDs, a passport, and valuable electronics.
Two Purses Grabbed In Fremont: Police
- One woman hung onto her purse but was dragged on the ground and scraped-up. The crimes happened Monday evening and Tuesday.
Man Gets 8 Years In Prison After East Bay Bank Robberies
- Duane Makela, 50, robbed or tried to rob 19 banks and credit unions in Northern California, including 9 heists in the East Bay.
Train Kills Man in San Leandro
- Police say the man "walked directly into the path of the passing train."
'This Ticket Is For Entertainment Purposes Only'
- Have you gotten a parking ticket in Alameda recently? Look closely — it may be a fake.
Truck Left Running In Front Of Fremont Home Stolen
- Police caught up with the truck and arrested the woman driving, identified as a transient out of Watsonville.
$350,000 Settlement Over Discrimination By San Leandro Company
- A former employee told the company "it makes me sick to know that we refuse to service a particular ethnicity of people."
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