ALAMEDA, CA — Determined work by Alameda Police detectives has resulted in the arrest of four alleged laptop thieves accused of snatching computers from coffee shops in Alameda. Similar thefts have been reported elsewhere around the East Bay.

The brazen thieves snatch laptops from Starbucks and other shops. Some of the computers are left unattended as the owners walk around, but there have been reports of laptops snatched as the owners worked on them. The arrests were made between Oct. 19 and Nov. 2. Police report that "other suspects have been identified and more arrests are expected."

The thefts have been going on for months. As part of their effort to catch the thieves, police released a surveillance video last month taken during one of the thefts. While the video is no longer available, a screen grab of the video is shown above. >>Previous: Alameda Police Release Video Of Laptop Thieves

Police have not released the identities of the suspects arrested, nor have they announced if those arrested included the suspects shown above.

Police jurisdictions around the East Bay are working to halt the robberies.