Three arrests connected to thefts on the Oakland Estuary last Friday have renewed concerns over crime on the popular recreational waterway and raised questions about whether progress has been made since a summer crime wave.
As the Oakland Police Department begins a full scale clean-up of the Oakland estuary, anchor outs increasingly fear that they are being scapegoated as a community for crimes committed by a few transient "pirates".
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