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Uploaded: Saturday, March 9, 2013, 10:18 AM
Updated: Monday, March 11, 2013, 8:28 AM
Man chases robbers, gets his money back
Two arrested after robbery at Willow Road gas station
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A man who was robbed of $20 at a Menlo Park gas station Thursday pursued the two suspects, retrieved the money, and then led police to their vehicle, where the pair was arrested, police have reported.
Shortly after 10 p.m. Thursday, March 7, the man was at the Chevron gas station at 1399 Willow Road paying for gas at the cashier's window when two men walked up to him and grabbed a $20 bill from his hand, Menlo Park police said.
There was a brief struggle and the robbers fled on foot, Officer Allen Swanson stated in a news release. The man got in his car and caught up with them a half block away. The men returned the money and fled in a vehicle, Swanson said.
The man pursued the vehicle into East Palo Alto and called 911. Police found the vehicle and arrested the occupants.
Police identified the alleged robbers as Warner Travis, 18, of Menlo Park and Jeffrey Thames, 21, of San Francisco. They were booked into the San Mateo County jail on charges of robbery and conspiracy to commit a crime.Are you receiving Express, our free daily e-mail edition? See a sample and sign-up for Express.
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Posted by Sarah, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood, on Mar 9, 2013 at 4:35 pm Bet they wiull think twice before they try that again. Good work Dano!
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Posted by Barron Park!, a resident of the Barron Park neighborhood, on Mar 11, 2013 at 7:33 am I would not recommend doing this, unless you like getting shot.
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Posted by John Galt, a resident of the Fairmeadow neighborhood, on Mar 11, 2013 at 10:50 am [Post removed by Palo Alto Online staff.]
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Posted by SteveC, a resident of Menlo Park, on Mar 11, 2013 at 11:04 am Of course, you have no problem picking up the tab for all those correctional facilities, right John. You do know what the definition of insanity is, don't you? Something about doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.
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Posted by CrescentParkAnon., a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood, on Mar 11, 2013 at 3:48 pm Score one for the good guys ... or good guy.
Oh and Editors ... I am so tired of these "straw" blitzkriegers on the Left this time from "John Galt" out of blue just injecting his hate speech baiting which is what causes these boards to have to be locked or shut down ... come on, get on it, do your job and delete that pointless stuff.
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Posted by Nora Charles, a resident of Stanford, on Mar 11, 2013 at 10:04 pm
Nora Charles is a member (registered user) of Palo Alto Online What a hero! I have major respect for this man.
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