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Police calls: Future police HQ site burglarized; man charged with battery in downtown CVS

A roundup of incidents reported to law enforcement

The Palo Alto Police Department is located at 275 Forest Ave., Palo Alto. Embarcadero Media file photo.

The following list captures recent reports of crimes made to Palo Alto police for the week of May 20 - 26. Details can be found in the cop police department's log.

In the burglaries at 250 Sherman Ave., the future Palo Alto Public Safety Building, an unknown suspect or suspects drilled out the locks on several large storage boxes at the construction site between May 19 and 22 and stole tools from four separate construction companies, with a total loss between all four companies of roughly $40K, according to Capt. James Reifschneider. No information about the perpetrators exist at this time.

Arrests

Total people arrested — 11

Violence Related

El Camino Real, 5/16, 6:19 p.m.; Sexual assault — sexual battery by restraint

500 Pasteur Drive, 5/16, 1:09 p.m.; Sexual assault — sexual battery involving unconscious person

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Stelling Court, 5/4, 1:43 p.m.; Sex crime — child pornography

352 University Ave., 5/23, 3:29 p.m.; Battery on person — simple

Theft Related

Burglary — 5

Fraud — 1

Petty theft — 2

Alcohol or Drug Related

Driving under the influence — 2

Possession of drugs — 1

Vehicle Related

Auto theft — 1

Hit and run — 1

Parking/driving violation — 1

Theft from auto — 1

Theft of vehicle parts — 1

Vehicle accident/no injury — 1

Miscellaneous

Court order violation — 1

Courtesy report — 2

Disorderly conduct — 1

Failure to register prior sex offender conviction — 1

Found property — 1

Mental health evaluation — 1

Property for destruction — 1

Resist arrest — 1

Suspicious circumstances — 1

Trespassing — 1

Vandalism — 1

Warrant arrest — 1

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Update: Details about the burglaries at the construction site of the Palo Alto Public Safety Building as well as a listing of crimes that occurred prior to May 20 were added after initial publication of this article.

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Police calls: Future police HQ site burglarized; man charged with battery in downtown CVS

A roundup of incidents reported to law enforcement

by / Palo Alto Weekly

Uploaded: Wed, Jun 7, 2023, 7:22 am
Updated: Wed, Jun 7, 2023, 3:15 pm

The following list captures recent reports of crimes made to Palo Alto police for the week of May 20 - 26. Details can be found in the cop police department's log.

In the burglaries at 250 Sherman Ave., the future Palo Alto Public Safety Building, an unknown suspect or suspects drilled out the locks on several large storage boxes at the construction site between May 19 and 22 and stole tools from four separate construction companies, with a total loss between all four companies of roughly $40K, according to Capt. James Reifschneider. No information about the perpetrators exist at this time.

Arrests

Total people arrested — 11

Violence Related

El Camino Real, 5/16, 6:19 p.m.; Sexual assault — sexual battery by restraint

500 Pasteur Drive, 5/16, 1:09 p.m.; Sexual assault — sexual battery involving unconscious person

Stelling Court, 5/4, 1:43 p.m.; Sex crime — child pornography

352 University Ave., 5/23, 3:29 p.m.; Battery on person — simple

Theft Related

Burglary — 5

Fraud — 1

Petty theft — 2

Alcohol or Drug Related

Driving under the influence — 2

Possession of drugs — 1

Vehicle Related

Auto theft — 1

Hit and run — 1

Parking/driving violation — 1

Theft from auto — 1

Theft of vehicle parts — 1

Vehicle accident/no injury — 1

Miscellaneous

Court order violation — 1

Courtesy report — 2

Disorderly conduct — 1

Failure to register prior sex offender conviction — 1

Found property — 1

Mental health evaluation — 1

Property for destruction — 1

Resist arrest — 1

Suspicious circumstances — 1

Trespassing — 1

Vandalism — 1

Warrant arrest — 1

Update: Details about the burglaries at the construction site of the Palo Alto Public Safety Building as well as a listing of crimes that occurred prior to May 20 were added after initial publication of this article.

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MyFeelz
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another community
on Jun 7, 2023 at 7:50 pm
MyFeelz, another community
Registered user
on Jun 7, 2023 at 7:50 pm

Of all the things to leave completely out of this paper's report:

23016640 5/16/23 1309 Sexual battery involving unconscious person (F)500 PASTEUR DR

2301667 05/16/23 1819 Sexual batt by restraint (F)EL CAMINO REAL

I guess sex crimes aren't newsworthy.


Jocelyn Dong
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editor of the Palo Alto Weekly
on Jun 8, 2023 at 2:49 pm
Jocelyn Dong, editor of the Palo Alto Weekly
Registered user
on Jun 8, 2023 at 2:49 pm

Thanks for pointing out the omission. We had an internal miscommunication about whether crimes that occurred outside of May 20-26 should be included in the log. They should. The article's been updated.


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