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Crime & Safety

Public Urinations, Strong-Arm Robbery and Dangerously Drunk

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

Friday

8:56 a.m, 4279 El Camino Real: An unattended death was reported by the coroner.

8:39 a.m, 207 High Street: Police towed a car that was blocking a driveway.

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9:14 a.m, 200 block of El Camino Real: An unknown suspect shot a BB gun at a car and damaged it.

3:53 p.m, 855 El Camino Real: An unknown suspect stole a white 2002 IS300 Lexus, license plate "AVIOLA."

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6:30 p.m, 4100 block of Maybell Way: Police transported a man to Stanford Hospital because of dangerously high level of intoxication.

 

Saturday

1:40 a.m, 124 University Avenue: Police cited Christian Gregory Sporck, 24, a Campbell resident, and Sinan Sean Tankut, 24, a Tulsa resident, each on suspicion of being drunk in puiblic.

2:08 a.m, 321 California Avenue: Two people got into an argument that escalated and one person stole the other person's wallet by force.

2:10 a.m, 539 Emerson Street: Police cited Joseph Alvarez, 23, a Hayward resident, on suspicion of urinating in public.

6:40 a.m, 800 block of Oregon Expressway: Gary Charles Cockerham, 60, a Redwood City resident, was arrested and booked on suspicion of possessing illegal drugs and also on an outside warrant.

10:16 a.m, 3900 block of Middlefield Road: Police arrested and booked Christopher Campbell, 42, a Palo Alto resident, on suspicion of being drunk in public.

12:27 p.m, 200 block of University Avenue: Police cited Jason Michael Metcalfe 28, A Pentiction, B.C., resident, for drinking alcohol in public.

11:55 p.m, 124 University Avenue: Police cited Jess W. Lam, 23, a San Francisco resident, and Derrick Michael Davis, 22, a Stanford resident, each on suspicion of urinating in public.

 

Sunday

2:37 a.m, 2509 Emerson Street: Thomas Sanchez, 31, a Palo Alto resident, was arrested and booked on suspicion of drunken driving.

1:55 a.m, 500 block Ramona Street: Frank Samuel Martin Roe, 27, a Chicago resident, was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving.

11:45 a.m, 2615 Alma Street: An unknown suspect stole jewelry valued at more than $400 from a woman's jewelry box.

6:24 p.m, 500 block University Avenue: Police arrested Andrew Morrow, 50, an East Palo Alto resident, on suspicion of being drunk in public.

7:34 p.m, 300 Alexis Drive: An unknown suspect entered a woman's car and stole her laptop. 

 

Monday

10:22 a.m, 3270 Bayshore Road: An unknown suspect stole copper wire from a construction site.

4:37 p.m, 659 Towle Way: An unknown suspect broke into a home and stole personal belongings.

5:24 p.m, ATT&T Store, 2825 El Camino Real: An unknown suspect shoplifted items from a store priced at more than $400. 

6:23 a.m, 1050 Middlefield Road: An unknown suspect entered an unlocked car and stole a cell phone.

7:11 p.m, first block of Embarcadero Road: Police cited Brigitte Barron, 50, a Los Altos resident, on suspicion of shoplifting.

7:24 p.m, 500 Fulton Street: An unknown suspect busted a padlock and entered someone's storage locker. Unknown if the suspect stole anything.

 

Tuesday

1:43 p.m, 1066 East Meadow Circle: An unknown suspect stole copper wire worth more than $400.

2:30 p.m, 901 North California Avenue: An unknown suspect gained access to someone's bank account and made fraudulent purchases.

4:48 p.m, Stanford Shopping Center, 180 El Camino Real: An unknown suspect shoplifted from a store.

9:53 p.m, 100 Alma Street: Police arrested and booked Sandeep Oma Tahore, 24, on suspicion of being drunk in public.

 

Wednesday

12:10 a.m, East Bayshore and Embarcadero Roads: Reyes Moran, 22, a San Jose resident, was arrested on suspicion of driving with a suspended or revoked license.

10:22 a.m, 3270 Bayshore Road: An unknown suspect stole a gold 1995 Toyota Camry, license plate 3NDF219.

10:16 a.m, 2600 block of Middlfield Road: Police arrested Luis Manestar, 66, and Patricia Bounds, 41, each on suspicion of being drunk in public.

4:13 p.m, 400 block of Bryant Street: Kirubel Getye Habetgebreal, 27, an East Palo Alto resident, on suspicion of possessing illegal drugs.

9:06 p.m, 2800 block of West Bayshore Road: A minor-injury car accident happened.

 

Thursday

1:01 p.m, 3922 Middlefield Road: An unknown suspect with priors committed a petty theft.

3:27 p.m, 2109 Columbia Street: An unknown suspect used another person's credit card to make fraudulent purchases.

4:50 p.m, 2600 block of El Camino Real: An unknown person violated a court-ordered restraining order.

7 p.m, 200 University Avenue: Brian Michael Sullivan, 39, was arrested and booked on suspicion of being drunk in public.

 

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