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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."

A look at East Bay police logs.
A look at East Bay police logs. (Patch Collage)

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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