April 28, 2004

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Publication Date: Wednesday, April 28, 2004

Police Calls

Atherton

Disturbance: Two or three juveniles were seen driving around a parking lot at Menlo-Atherton High School shooting an air gun at passing students on April 16.

Accident: An unlicensed driver flipped his car at the intersection of Marsh and Middlefield roads on April 16. He suffered no injuries and walked away from the accident.

Grand theft: Someone stole a maple tree from the front yard of a residence in the first block of Atherton Avenue on April 22.

Petty thefts: Plum tree stolen from front yard, first block of Shearer Drive, April 19.

Menlo Park

Spousal abuse: Lynne Atkinson, 42, of Menlo Park was arrested in the 700 block of Pierce Road on April 19 and booked into county jail.

Battery: Elwyn Rainer, 41, of Menlo Park was arrested on charges of domestic violence and vandalism in the 1300 block Windermere Avenue and booked into county jail on April 21.

Vehicle accidents: ** Two vehicles collided at the intersection of El Camino Real and Oak Grove Avenue at 8 a.m. on April 22. One driver was taken to Kaiser Hospital in Redwood City with neck, chest and back pain. ** Three vehicles were stopped at the intersection of Marsh Road and Scott Drive around 4 p.m. on April 22 when another vehicle collided with the rear-most vehicle, causing a chain reaction that left all three vehicles damaged, police said. A driver of one of the vehicles was transported to Kaiser Hospital with back and neck pain.

Hit-and-run: A woman reported on April 22 that a vehicle drove into her vehicle at the intersection of the Bayfront Expressway and Chilco Street and drove away.

Grand theft: Property stolen from unlocked vehicle, 100 block of Bay Road, April 18. Items stolen from construction site, 900 block of Hamilton Avenue, on or before April 19.

Burglaries: ** Someone reported on April 19 that over the weekend someone stole property from the Belle Haven School on Ivy Drive. ** Someone broke the rear gate to a business in the 1500 block of Adams Drive and stole a fertilizer spreader on April 21.

Vehicle theft: A resident of the 1300 block of Hollyburne Avenue reported on April 21 that someone stole the resident's vehicle from in front of the house.

Auto burglaries: Cell phone and stereo stolen, intersection of O'Keefe Street and Menalto Avenue, April 16. Personal items stolen, 200 block of Oakhurst Place, April 18. Personal property stolen, 200 block of Hedge Road, on or before April 18.

Woodside

Hit-and-run: Someone reported on April 13 seeing a vehicle strike three separate cars and flee the scene. A vehicle matching the description of the suspect vehicle was involved in an accident later that day at the intersection of Interstate 280 and Farm Hill Boulevard. The driver could not be identified by any of the people involved.

Vandalism: Three juvenile suspects were seen breaking windows of a vacant residence in the 3000 block of Portola Road on April 16.

Burglary: Someone stole a laptop computer and a wooden end table from a residence in the 100 block of Highland Terrace on April 17.

Portola Valley

Grand theft: ** Someone stole cash from the cash register of a business in the 900 block of Portola Road on March 14.
** Someone stole a laptop computer from Corte Madera School on April 1.

Burglaries: Someone broke into a residence in the 300 block of Cervantes Road and stole jewelry and other items. Lucy Hartman, 40, of San Carlos was arrested at a pawn shop on charges of attempting to sell the stolen property.

West Menlo Park

Fraud: ** A resident of the 1700 block of Croner Avenue reported on April 14 that the resident's suitcase was lost on a flight and that someone made fraudulent purchases with checks that were in the suitcase. ** A resident of the first block of Berenda Way reported on April 20 that someone made numerous fraudulent charges on the resident's credit card.

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