Man arrested for alleged fishing boat piracy on the high seas of Bethel Island

OAKLEY — A suspected Bethel Island buccaneer was arrested on suspicion of offloading a fishing boat on Dutch Slough Road two weeks after it had been cut loose from its berth and stolen, authorities said.

The 28-year-old Stockton man was arrested in late December on suspicion of receiving roughly $40,000 in stolen property, including the Ranger bass fishing boat, two motors and various tools of the trade. During the investigation, the Contra Costa Sheriff’s Office located another fishing...