Smash-and-grab thieves steal from 2 Oakland banks in Chinatown

OAKLAND, Calif. Two banks in Oakland’s Chinatown were targeted by smash-and-grab thieves early Wednesday morning, where the suspects used a U-Haul to break into the businesses, video shows.

Sterling Bank and Trust at 735 Webster Street and Cathay Bank, around the corner at 710 Webster Street, were both hit about 4:20 a.m.

Visual evidence at the scene showed a U-Haul that appears to have been used to smash into the front windows of these two banks.

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