Three arrested on school burglary charges Three arrested on school burglary charges (November 02, 2005)

Atherton police, in collaboration with Menlo Park police, have arrested and jailed three teenagers on charges of burglary of two local schools.

Shortly after 2 a.m. Thursday, October 27, Menlo Park police discovered the suspects at Willow Road and Coleman Avenue in a vehicle containing goods apparently stolen from Willow Oaks Elementary School in Menlo Park and Menlo-Atherton High School in Atherton.

The man in custody is Cesar Gallardo-Velazquez, 18, of Menlo Park, said the dispatcher at the Atherton Police Department.

One of the minors involved is 17 years old and one is a student at M-A High, the dispatcher said. Atherton police would not disclose further information about the minor suspects.

The items in the vehicle suspected of being stolen include projectors, a camcorder, a computer, cell phones, baseball gear, a coffeemaker, a package of cookies, an earthquake survival kit and prescription medicine, said the dispatcher.

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