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Uploaded: Monday, November 9, 2009, 9:06 AM
Police tie incident at BBC with 7-11 robbery
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Menlo Park police arrested three men on Thursday, Nov. 5, in connection with a bottle-throwing incident at the British Bankers Club night club on El Camino Real, and a later robbery at the nearby 7-11 convenience store at Alma Street and Oak Grove Avenue.
Police charged Christian Efrain Gomez, 18, and Mario Navarrette, 21, both of East Palo Alto, and Salvador Gomez, 20, of Menlo Park, with robbery and conspiracy, said Sgt. William A. Dixon of the Menlo Park Police Department.
Other charges included assault with a deadly weapon, and possession of a dirk or dagger, police said.
The situation began with a report from the BBC to police that a patron had thrown a beer bottle at an employee Thursday at about 10:35 p.m., then fled the club on foot with two other patrons.
About 12 minutes later, police learned of the 7-11 robbery of currency and merchandise by three suspects matching the descriptions from the BBC incident, police said.
Menlo Park officers Crutchfield and Igno apprehended three men in two Menlo Park locations within five minutes of learning of the robbery. Witnesses identified the three men, and surveillance footage confirmed their identities, police said. The property from the robbery was recovered.— Almanac staff Are you receiving Express, our free daily e-mail edition? See a sample and sign-up for Express.
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Posted by Lock 'Em Up!, a resident of another community, on Nov 9, 2009 at 10:30 am Three total morons. Jail is where they need to be since they can't seem to function in civilized society.
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Posted by momwhocares, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on Nov 9, 2009 at 2:02 pm Way to go MP police and BBC/7-11 staff. Glad nobody was hurt, and that these men were caught so quickly. Hopefully they will get the help they need.
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Posted by anon, a resident of Mountain View, on Nov 9, 2009 at 3:17 pm Two of them are underage. What were they doing at a bar in the first place?
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Posted by Cry Me a River, a resident of another community, on Nov 9, 2009 at 6:57 pm Yes, by all means let get them "the help they need". While we're at it, let's reason with them about the inadvisability of hurling beer bottles at other people's heads and robbing convenience stores. I'm sure that they're IQs are all well above 150 so that this will be a highly cerebral exchange of views.
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Posted by VoxPop, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood, on Nov 9, 2009 at 8:22 pm Speaking of IQ, Cry, the proper word is "their," not "they're." "They're" is a contraction of "they are." Just thought you'd like to know.
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Posted by Nora Charles, a resident of Stanford, on Nov 10, 2009 at 5:55 pm "....this will be a highly cerebral exchange of views."
Amen, Cry Me a River!
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