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The Bay

Theft and Vigilante Justice in the Oakland Estuary

Ericka Cruz GuevarraMaria EsquincaAlan Montecillo
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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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