Palo Alto Police arrested a man Monday they believe is connected to a residential burglary reported over the weekend.
The man, 20-year-old Jose Rodriguez-Vasquez, of East Palo Alto, was seen walking in the area of Hamilton Avenue and Alester Drive around 1:00 a.m. Monday morning, according to police.
A resident saw him shortly before that and called 9-1-1 after hearing noises and seeing a flashlight outside a residence on the 1600 block of Edgewood Drive.
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The officer stopped the man just one block west of the residence, and investigating officers determined he may be connected to the burglary and a separate burglary from the weekend, police said.
On January 22, a report was filed by homeowners on the 1600 block of Hamilton Avnue after they returned home from a trip to find multiple electronic items had been stolen, police said.
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Rodriguez-Vasquez was booked into the San Jose Main Jail on suspicion of burglary and possession of a fixed-blade knife.
On Monday, Palo Alto Police detectives searched Rodriguez-Vasquez’s home and found the stolen property from the home on Hamilton Avenue.
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