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Selfie photos allegedly taken during the crime helped police identify two Hayward men accused of stealing $100,000 in tools and copper wire.

Photographer Blaise Hayward hopes his photo series, capturing all 50 state quarters, will help Americans 'be nicer to one another.'

The wild encounter unfolded around 3:15 p.m. Friday near Jackson Street and Soto Road in Hayward, where officers were flagged down following reports of an attempted kidnapping.