Tag: crime

Mountain View detectives are seeking additional victims after a Palo Alto-based tech CEO was found peeping inside a woman’s restroom stall on Monday morning. Around 11:40 am on Jan. 2, Mountain View dispatchers received a call from a woman after an incident inside the woman’s restroom at the Panera on El Monte Avenue. While in […]

Palo Alto Police are looking for a crew of home burglars with 11 cases since October 9, where the burglars are stealing jewelry and other valuables from unoccupied homes during the dinnertime hours.  No arrests have been made but officers and detectives are actively investigating the cases. The trend indicates the crimes are occurring in […]

Palo Alto Police are investigating a brazen armed robbery that occurred Wednesday afternoon in a parking lot at the Stanford Shopping Center, where men armed with handguns accosted a couple in their vehicle and stole jewelry and a purse.  When the suspects got stuck in traffic fleeing the area, they rammed a vehicle as they […]

Following a call from an alert witness, Palo Alto Police swarmed a downtown parking lot last Thursday evening and arrested two armed auto burglary suspects after their vehicle sideswiped one patrol car and then collided with another.  The suspects were both in possession of loaded firearms, and police recovered property recently stolen from three auto […]

Palo Alto Police arrested a man Monday after he shoplifted merchandise from a Macy’s department store, physically resisted loss prevention personnel when they went to stop him, and then attempted to rob an elderly man of his cell phone as he tried to get away.  No one was injured. On Monday, August 8, 2022, at […]

PALO ALTO — Police arrested a 23-year-old man Friday afternoon after he robbed an open bicycle shop of cash.  No one was injured. On Friday, August 5, 2022, at about 2:43 p.m., the Palo Alto dispatch center received a call reporting an in-progress robbery at the Cardinal Bike Shop at 1955 El Camino Real.  Officers […]

Palo Alto Police arrested a 35-year-old man for burglary of an occupied home on Monday afternoon after he entered an unlocked house and began rummaging around.  No one was physically injured. On Monday, August 1, 2022, at about 3:40 p.m., the police dispatch center received a call from a resident reporting an in-progress burglary at […]

The San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) is investigating a recent uptick in high-value watch robberies. Investigators believe suspects are specifically targeting victims they believe to be in possession of watches valued in the tens of thousands. These investigations are being led by the SFPD Robbery Detail. Investigators believe these robberies are organized and coordinated by […]

Palo Alto Police have arrested four suspects for organized retail theft last Sunday evening after they were caught shoplifting at lululemon store in the Stanford Shopping Center.  The investigation linked them to prior thefts in other cities earlier in the day. On Sunday, July 17, 2022, at about 6:02 p.m., the Palo Alto Police 24-hour […]

Palo Alto Police arrested four suspects for organized retail theft last Friday afternoon after shoplifting from a downtown clothing store and were involved in a non-injury hit-and-run collision with another vehicle as they fled the scene.  Police booked all four suspects into jail. On Friday, April 22, 2022, at about 2:07 p.m., the Palo Alto […]

SACRAMENTO — Patricia Castaneda, 38, of Redwood City and a former employee of Stanford University, was sentenced to 33 months in prison and her brother, Eric Castaneda, 37, also of Redwood City, was sentenced to 18 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller for their roles in a scheme that involved the […]