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Uploaded: Tuesday, December 4, 2012, 8:57 PM
Got milk? Car thief on the lam steals soy milk
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by Sandy Brundage
Almanac Staff
Running from the police makes a man thirsty. When Menlo Park officers caught up with Valentin Arias Jimenez, they discovered the alleged car thief chugging stolen soy milk beverages, according to the district attorney's office.
The 29-year-old East Palo Alto resident fled after reportedly ramming a stolen car into a police vehicle, then hiding inside a Madera Avenue home's garage before he was arrested Nov. 1. The homeowner confirmed that there had been six VitaSoy beverages stored in the garage; after the impromptu visit, there were three.
He remains in custody on $50,000 bail, the district attorney said, and is also facing deportation as an undocumented immigrant to Mexico, his country of origin.
Mr. Jimenez was arrested for possessing a stolen car, assault with a deadly weapon, felony hit and run, and resisting or obstructing a police officer. He pleaded not guilty in San Mateo County Superior Court on Nov. 2.
The district attorney's office said he has three prior convictions for felony car theft during the past eight years.
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Posted by Mrs. B., a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood, on Dec 5, 2012 at 3:15 pm This is the FOURTH time he has been arrested for a felony? I say deport him IMMEDIATELY and stop wasting my tax dollars on an illegal immigrant who abuses this country and its residents! He should have been deported after the first offense!
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Posted by Dan O, a resident of the Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park neighborhood, on Dec 5, 2012 at 9:32 pm @ Mrs. B: Better yet, use our tax dollars to pay his homeland to keep him jailed there. Should be cheaper than keeping him here. And also not as nice.
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Posted by Dukakis, a resident of the Atherton: West Atherton neighborhood, on Dec 6, 2012 at 12:15 pm It makes more sense to at least have serve time for his offenses prior to deportation. The revolving door of deportation isn't the answer. Securing the boarders is.
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Posted by Sir Topham Hatt, a resident of the Menlo Park: University Heights neighborhood, on Dec 10, 2012 at 1:44 pm At least he's taken to stealing healthier beverages. If we're going to be paying for his healthcare for the rest of his life, and it seems we are well on track to be doing so, I would prefer his cholesterol be under control.
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Posted by Menlo Resident, a resident of the Menlo Park: Menlo Oaks neighborhood, on Jan 30, 2013 at 10:29 am Reporters should get their facts straight. The problem at hand is not immigration, the problem here is drug abuse. For you see, this man is not an illegal immigrant, he is a California born and raised who's been in the jail system since his teen years. Reason for that is methanphetamine use; well, there are many underlying reasons but the one behind them all is drug abuse. This man has been using since before he turned a teen and his parole officer at the time knew that. My question is why won't they do anything about it? This man is unfamiliar with life outside prison walls so he finds comfort within the streets, and that's what the streets provide. The system is aware of this yet nothining outside of parole phonecalls once a month is provided. People like this need guidance, regardless the age, or the cycle will only continue. But go ahead and keep blaming the immigrants.
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