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An Angelic Arrest, Failed Car Thefts and Shoplifters Popped

The following information was supplied by the Palo Alto Police. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.

Friday

1:56 a.m., 700 block of University Avenue: Anthony Greaton, 35, a Fort Collins resident, was arrested on suspicion of being drunk in public.

2:40 p.m., U.S. Highway 101 and San Antonio Road: Francisco Cardosa Barragan, 49, a Mountain View resident, was cited on suspicion of driving without a license.

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4:25 p.m., El Camino Real and Embarcadero Road: An unknown suspect stole the tailgate from someone's truck.

11:40 p.m., 529 High Street: Police issued someone with a notice to appear in court for an outside warrant.

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Saturday

1:18 a.m., 285 Hamilton Avenue: An unknown suspect smashed the window of a business after being asked to leave.

1:56 a.m., 700 block of University Avenue: Anthony Greaton, 35, a Fort Collins resident, was arrested on suspicion of being drunk in public.

1:30 p.m., U.S. Highway 101 and Shoreline Avenue: Muhidin, 24, a San Jose resident, was cited on suspicion of driving with a suspended or revoked license and also with notice to appear in court on an outside warrant.

1:30 p.m., U.S. Highway 101 and Shoreline Avenue: Luis Abad, 19, a Redwood City resident, was cited on suspicion of driving with a suspended or revoked license.

1:33 p.m., 405 University Avenue: An unknown suspect stole someone's wallet and then tried to make a fraudulent transaction with one of the credit cards.

Sunday

12:02 a.m., Antonio's Nuthouse, 321 California Avenue: An unknown suspect became intoxicated, assaulted some people and then threw a chair through a window.

8:47 a.m., 500 block of Ramona Street: Police towed a car for being parked in a "no-parking" zone.

8:59 a.m., 700 Portal Place: An unknown suspect damaged the side-view mirror on someone's car.

1:52 a.m., 500 block of Ramona Street: Michael Lopez, 22, an East Palo Alto resident, was cited on suspicion of driving with a suspended or revoked license.

11:39 a.m., Stanford Shopping Center, 180 El Camino Real: An unknown suspect stole some items from a business.

Monday

2:36 a.m., Middlefield Road and University Avenue: Anthony Nelsen-Sotelo, 30, a South San Francisco resident, was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving.

5:52 a.m., First block of Churchill Avenue: Lawrence Valebuena Aljentra, 30, a Fremont resident, was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving.

12:44 p.m., 340 Portage Avenue: Wen Bil Li, 47, a San Francisco resident, was cited on suspicion of shoplifting.

3 p.m., 4805 El Camino Way: Michael Kin Chu Lam, 59, a Mountain View resident, was cited on suspicion of shoplifting.

Tuesday

9:11 a.m., 800 block of Embarcadero Road: A minor-injury car accident happened.

12:30 p.m., 1488 Hamilton Avenue: Police towed an abandoned car.

3:19 p.m., Stanford Shopping Center, 180 El Camino Real: An unknown suspect stole two containers of fruit.

8:03 p.m., 968 Addison Avenue: Angelic Williams, 32, a Palo Alto resident, was arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon.

Wednesday

6:04 a.m., 895 Commercial Street: An unknown suspect tried to steal a car.

10:10 a.m., 979 Commercial Street: An unknown suspect smashed a car window and tried to steal the car.

11 a.m., 2690 Hanover Street: Someone reported getting harassing and threatening phone calls.

5:52 p.m., 3300 block of Laguna Avenue: Mark William Steinkamp, 54, was arrested on suspicion disobeying a court-issued order.

6:16 p.m., Stanford Shopping Center, 180 El Camino Real: Evan Alexander Filipczyk, 18, a Hillsborough resident, was arrested on suspicion of shoplifting.

Thursday

8:10 a.m., 530 Palo Alto Avenue: An unknown suspect broke into a home and stole several items.

9:10 a.m., 800 Embarcadero Road: Morris Graciidas, 44, a San Jose resident, was cited on suspicion of driving with a suspended or revoked license.

10:07 a.m., 3900 block of El Camino Real: A minor-injury car accident happened.

10:50 a.m., 312 Bryant Court: An unknown suspect broke into a car but did not steal anything.

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