The carpenter who helped track down the criminals has got around half a dozen of his roughly 50 stolen tools back. "They don't know what they do to me," he said of the thieves. "They steal our job ...

A 78-year-old Fremont contractor is unable to work to support his family after all of his tools were stolen from his van last weekend. "It was very sad and I had stuff to donate," Walker-Gwin said.

FREMONT, Calif. - First responders in Fremont are helping a 78-year-old carpenter get back on his feet after his tools were stolen for the third time.