Crime & Safety
Week in Crime: Drunkards in Public Get Cited
The following information was supplied by the Palo Alto Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
Friday
8:15 a.m., 4250 El Camino Real: Police cited someone with a notice to appear in court on an outside warrant.
10:52 a.m., Arastradero Road: Police cited someone for shoplifting.
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10:38 a.m., El Camino Real and Park Avenue: Medics took someone to Stanford Medical Center for a 72-hour psychological evaluation.
3:10 p.m., Embarcadero Road and U.S. Highway 101: Elmer Curz, 43, an Oakland resident, was cited on suspicion of driving with a suspended or revoked license.
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4:42 p.m., Unknown Location on Lytton Avenue: Someone was cited by police for resisting arrest.
8:49 p.m., Unknown Location on El Camino Real: Police arrested someone on charge of domestic violence.
Saturday
1:47 a.m., 305 Lytton Avenue: Police arrested John Austin, 25, a Palo Alto resident, on suspicion of being drunk in public.
9:41 p.m., Embarcadero and Greer Roads: Police cited someone with a notice to appear in court on outside warrant.
9:46 p.m., 2400 block of Bryant Street: Amihuti Moungavalua Lutui, 21, an East Palo Alto resident, was cited with a notice to appear in court on outside warrant.
11:10 p.m., 300 Curtner Avenue: Police arrested Elvis Renderos, 23, an East Palo Alto resident, on suspicion of being drunk in public.
Sunday
1:10 a.m., 3300 Alma Street: Jose Arellano, 27, a Mountain View resident, was arrested and booked on suspicion of drunken driving.
8:11 a.m., 95 University Avenue: Police arrested Johnny Burton Bakey, 41, and booked him on an outstanding warrant.
10:39 a.m., 245 Lytton Avenue: An unknown suspect made fraudulent purchases on someones credit card.
3:43 p.m., 200 block of University Avenue: Police arrested George Meier, 58, a Menlo Park resident, on suspicion of committing simple battery.
8:30 p.m., 1651 Castilleja Avenue: An unknown suspect tried to break into someone's home.
6 p.m., Alma Street and Hamilton Avenue: Police arrested and booked Terry Vanpelt, 35, a South Lake Tahoe resident, on suspicion of drunken driving, stealing a car and then hitting another, injuring the driver, and then fleeing the scene.
10:06 p.m., 300 block of Emerson Street: Tracy Hawkins, 44, a Palo Alto resident, was arrested on suspicion of possessing illegal drug paraphernalia.
10:20 p.m., 30 block of Encina Avenue: Police arrested Joe Manuel Lara, 47, a San Jose resident, and booked him on an outstanding warrant.
Monday
12:01 a.m., Wellesley Street and College Avenue: Police arrested Scot Carrier Winby, 23, a Palo Alto resident, on suspicion of drunken driving, causing an accident and then fleeing the scene.
1:55 a.m., 300 block of Hamilton Avenue: Police arrested David William Horn, 57, a Palo Alto resident, on suspicion of being drunk in public.
5:30 p.m., Palo Alto Police Department, 275 Forest Avenue: An unknown suspect stole two license plates.
7:03 p.m., Aboretum Road and Orchard Lane: Police arrested Arthur Drucker, 46, a San Ramon resident, and booked him on an outstanding warrant.
7:24 p.m., 340 Portage Avenue: A unknown person damaged a computer monitor in a business after having to wait to helped by a sales associate.
Tuesday
11:06 a.m., 50 Embarcadero Road: Police arrested Rodger Lee, 20, an East Palo Alto resident, on an outstanding warrant.
3:14 p.m., 3390 Kenneth Drive: An unknown suspect, or suspects, used someone's identity to open financial accounts and make fraudulent purchases.
4:47 p.m., 400 block of Waverley Street: Police arrested Denney Johnson, 57, a Palo Alto resident, on suspicion of being drunk in public.
9:11 p.m., San Antonio Road and East Charleston Avenue: Police cited and released Brigette Barron, 50, a Los Altos resident, on suspicion of driving with a suspended or revoked license.
Wednesday
12:30 a.m., 539 Emerson Street: Police arrested Javon Paul Andres, 59, an East Palo Alto resident, on suspicion of being drunk in public.
12:49 a.m., 800 block of San Antonio Road: Police arrested Arnoldo Perez, 43, a Redwood City resident, on suspicion of driving with a suspended or revoked license.
1:59 a.m., 300 block of Hamilton Avenue: Police arrested Dale Link, 59, a Palo Alto resident, on suspicion of being drunk in public.
2:19 p.m., 400 block of Lytton Avenue: Police arrested Sean Daniel Smith, 30, on suspicion of being drunk in public.
8:41 p.m., 3400 block of West Bayshore Road: Police arrested Gustavo Pena Chavez, 43, San Jose resident, on suspicion of possessing illegal drugs.
Thursday
4:10 a.m., 300 block of Lytton Avenue: Police arrested Broderick Rushing, 59, an East Palo Alto resident, on suspicion of being drunk in public.
10 a.m., 400 block of Pepper Avenue: Police cited someone for driving without a license and also gave the person a notice to appear in court for an outside warrant.
10:59 p.m., 800 block of Forest Avenue: Police cited Gilberto Gomes Ziranda, 33, a San Jose resident, on suspicion of driving with a suspended or revoked license.
11:40 p.m., 4100 block of El Camino Real: Police arrested Michael Benson, 52, on and booked him on an outside warrant.
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