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The Bay

Theft and Vigilante Justice in the Oakland Estuary

Boats are being stolen and stripped of precious metals in the Oakland Estuary, in a crime spree that has divided the community of traditional boat owners and people living in derelict boats out on the water.
Ericka Cruz GuevarraMaria EsquincaAlan Montecillo
The Oakland Estuary, as seen from the San Francisco Bay Ferry near Alameda.  (Dan Brekke/KQED)

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Boats are being stolen and stripped of precious metals in the Oakland Estuary, in a crime spree that has divided the community of traditional boat owners and people living in derelict boats out on the water.


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