Crime & Safety
Week in Crime: Double Taxi Tow
The following information was supplied by the Palo Alto Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
Friday
4:08 p.m., 2300 Wellesley Emerson Street: Someone reported suspicious circumstances
11:05 p.m., 205 University Avenue: Jacob Thomas Driscoll, 29, was arrested on suspicion of being in drunk public.
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11:34 p.m., 500 block of Emerson Street: Police towed a car that was parked in a taxi line.
11:35 p.m., 500 block of Emerson Street: Police towed another car that was parked in a taxi line.
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Saturday
1 a.m., 220 University Avenue: Aiden Oflynn, 26, a San Francisco resident, was cited with a notice to appear in court on an outside warrant.
2:21 a.m., 200 block of Cambridge Avenue: Dennis Ochoa, 28, a Menlo Park resident, was arrested and booked on an outside warrant.
5:02 p.m., 3980 El Camino Real: Arturo Saucedo-Sanabria, 33, a Palo Alto resident, was arrested on suspicion of being in drunk public.
11:04 p.m., 448 California Avenue: Police cited someone with a notice to appear in court on an outside warrant.
Sunday
10:30 a.m., 915 Celia Drive: An unknown suspect, or suspects, entered a home and stole jewelry.
11:20 a.m., 270 Forest Avenue: Someone found a purse.
12:09 p.m., 95 University Avenue: Jesus Ardaco Amaya, 35, a Redwood City resident, was arrested on suspicion of being in public.
4:20 p.m., 936 Sandpiper Lane: An unknown suspect used someone's credit card to make fraudulent purchases.
Monday
10:35 p.m., 2100 block of East Bayshore Road: Mark Anthony Coleman, 50, a residence unknown, was arrested on suspicion of stealing a car and on an outside warrant.
5:32 p.m., 334 Kingsley Avenue: Someone was cited for having an excessively loud barking dog.
5:48 p.m.,1098 Amarillo Avenue: Johnathan Dejaun Powell, 29, a San Jose resident, was arrested on an outside warrant and on suspicion of drug activity.
5:55 p.m., Alma Street and Hamilton Avenue: A minor injury-accident happened.
Tuesday
3:01 a.m., 800 block Garland Drive: Someone reported seeing suspicious people in the area.
1:26 a.m., 200 block of Alma Street: Philip Anthony Hernandez, 57, a Sunnyvale resident, was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving after being involved in a non-injury accident.
6:10 a.m., Forest Avenue and Middlefield Road: Leonel Quintana Valencia, 29, a Redwood City resident, was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving after being involved in a non-injury accident and on an outside warrant.
7:22 p.m., 2727 Midtown Court: Someone reported hearing an explosion.
Wednesday
12:31 p.m., Unknown Location, Juniper Lane: Someone reported a case of possible child abuse.
2 p.m., 440 Portage Avenue: An unknown suspect smashed a car window and stole several items.
2:26 p.m., Page Mill Road and Ramos Way: Someone found a cooler.
3:59 p.m., 2621 Ross Road: An unknown suspect entered a home and stole several items.
6:18 p.m., 361 California Avenue: An unknown suspect spray-painted graffiti on a city-owned transformer box.
Thursday
11:40 a.m., 700 block of Middlefield Road: Police towed a car that was blocking traffic.
5:03 p.m., 1537 Dana Avenue: An unknown suspect stole items from an unlocked car.
8:34 p.m., 445 Bryant Street: An unknown suspect broke into a car and stole a laptop and other items.
10:08 p.m., Cowper Street and University Avenue: Juan Diaz, 53, an East Palo Alto resident, was cited on suspicion on driving with a suspended or revoked license.
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