Crime & Safety
Week in Crime: Suspect Busted on Sex Crime Charge
The following information was supplied by the Palo Alto Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
Friday
9:15 a.m., 2225 Ramona Street: An unknown suspect was reportedly threatening someone.
10 a.m., Unknown Location, Wilkie Way: A scam involving grand theft was reported.
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6:30 p.m., 1520 Sand Hill Road: An unknown suspect broke into a home and stole property.
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Saturday
1:11 a.m., 2100 block of El Camino Real: Billie Benson, 28, a Redwood City resident, was cited on suspicion of driving with a suspended or revoked license.
10 a.m., Embarcadero and West Bayshore Roads: Jose Rene Martinez Sanchez, 235, a Sunnyvale resident, was cited on suspicion of driving with a suspended or revoked license.
8:41 p.m., 1700 block of University Avenue: Curtis Sanara Wilson, 46, residence unknown, was arrested and booked on suspicion of several drug charges.
Sunday
1:47 a.m., El Camino Real and Stanford Avenue: Jean Luc Kayigire, 26, a Berkeley resident, was cited on suspicion of drunken driving.
12:06 p.m.,425 Grant Avenue: Police towed a car that had an expired registration.
11:23 p.m., 1000 block of Embarcadero Road: Police cited an unknown person with a notice to appear in court on an outside warrant.
Monday
9 a.m., Stanford Shopping Center, 180 El Camino Real: An unknown suspect vandalized someone's car.
11:15 a.m., Alma Street and Kellogg Avenue: Police cited someone on charges of driving without a license.
11:40 a.m., 3825 Fabian Way: An unknown suspect illegal pulled money from someone's bank account.
12:24 p.m., Stanford Shopping Center, 180 El Camino Real: An unknown suspect shoplifted from a store.
Tuesday
3:19 a.m., 164 University Avenue: Medics transported someone to Stanford Medical Center for a 72-hour mental evaluation.
10:39 a.m., 2390 El Camino Real: Someone reported lost backpack.
3:46 p.m., 400 Hamilton Avenue: An unknown suspect crashed into a car and then fled the scene.
8:25 p.m., Stanford Shopping Center, 180 El Camino Real: Police arrested an unknown suspect on suspicion of indecent exposure / sex crimes.
11:05 p.m., 100 block of Forest Avenue: Doo T. Kim, 22, a San Jose resident, was cited on suspicion of driving with a suspended or revoked license.
Wednesday
11:31 a.m., 272 East Charleston Road: An unknown suspect stole someone's identity and made fraudulent purchases with it.
2:15 p.m., 2600 El Camino Real: An unknown suspect stole someone's identity and made fraudulent purchases with it.
4:22 p.m., 2580 California Street: Michael Ward, 59, a Sunnyvale resident, was arrested and booked on suspicion of drunken driving.
10 p.m., 340 Portage Avenue: An unknown suspect drew a handgun and pointed it at someone.
Thursday
7:45 a.m., 541 Ramona Street: An unknown suspect stole a wallet and tried to make fraudulent purchases with one of the victim's credit card.
9 a.m., 795 El Camino Real: An unknown suspect stole property from an unlocked car.
9 p.m., San Antonio Road and Alma Street: Dennis Christopher Karr, 48, a San Jose resident, was cited on suspicion of driving with a suspended or revoked.
9:21 p.m., San Antonio Road and Nita Avenue: Malakai Ofakineiafu, 26, a Redwood City resident, was cited on suspicion of driving with a suspended or revoked license.
9:56 p.m., 2080 Channing Avenue: Samiu Talakai, 56, an East Palo Alto resident, was cited on suspicion of driving with a suspended or revoked license.
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