Fremont Police use surveillance video to make arrest in Craigslist scam

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Thursday, October 16, 2014

FREMONT, Calif. (KGO) -- A man is under arrest accused of robbing another man at gunpoint as part of a Craigslist scam.

Police say a man selling two new iPhones met a potential buyer at the US Bank on Paseo Padre Parkway in Fremont.

They went inside to look at the phones but when they went back outside, the suspect threatened the victim with a gun and took off with the phones.

Police used surveillance video from inside the bank to identify and arrest Michael Le of Hayward.

He faces multiple weapons and robbery charges.