This information is from the Atherton and Menlo Park police departments and the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office. Under the law, people charged with offenses are considered innocent until convicted.
ATHERTON
Grand theft reports:• Personal electronic device, camera, jeans, sunglasses and DVD stolen from dorm room, Menlo College at 1000 El Camino Real, May 3.
• Jewelry and watch stolen from bedroom, Bergesen Court, May 17.
Burglary reports:
• Construction tools stolen, 200 block of Atherton Avenue, May 10.
• Cottage apparently ransacked, first block of Stockbridge Avenue, May 11.
MENLO PARK
Burglary reports:• Copper pipe stolen and compressor damaged, Bay Associates Electrical Wire Products at 150 Jefferson Drive, May 8.
• Police arrested Justin Wallace, 18, of Menlo Park on burglary and stolen-property charges related to DVD thefts, Menlo Park Public Library at 800 Alma St., May 9.
• Residence ransacked, 200 block of Hedge Road, May 11.
• Property stolen from two dormitory rooms, St. Patrick’s Seminary at 320 Middlefield Road, May 15.
• Shower head stolen from vacant home, 600 block of Woodland Avenue, May 16.
Robbery report: Man robbed of wallet at gunpoint, Ringwood Avenue pedestrian overpass, May 16.
Grand theft reports:
• CDs stolen from residence, 200 block of Terminal Avenue, May 6.
• Laptop computer stolen, Opportunities Industrialization Center West at 1200 O’Brien Drive, May 12.
• Four mud-going tires and rims stolen, 200 block of Waverley Street, May 13.
• Unattended purse stolen, Safeway Supermarket at 525 El Camino Real, May 15.
• Bicycle stolen from carport, 400 block of Ravenswood Avenue, May 16.
• Bicycle stolen, 1000 block of Noel Drive, May 16.
Auto burglary reports:
• Ice skates and personal items stolen after window smashed, first block of Willow Road, May 7.
• Car stereo stolen, 300 block of El Camino Real, May 12.
• Car stereo and CDs stolen, 600 block of Willow Road, May 17.
Theft reports:
• Pressure washer stolen from truck, 800 block of Arnold Way, May 10.
• Marie Shawana, 41, of East Palo Alto arrested on shoplifting charges, Draeger’s Supermarket at 1010 University Drive, May 18.
Child protective services reports: Two on May 12 and one on May 16.
Adult protective services report: 1300 block of Hollyburne Avenue, May 16.
Spousal abuse reports:
• 1300 block of Modoc Avenue, May 10.
• 700 block of El Camino Real, May 13.
• 1100 block of Berkeley Avenue, May 17.
Fraud reports:
• Credit card fraud, Kaiser Family Foundation at 2400 Sand Hill Road, May 9.
• Resident received counterfeit check, 400 block of Ivy Drive, May 10.
• Credit card fraud, 400 block of Laurel Avenue, May 12.
• Identity theft, 1300 block of Bay Laurel Drive, May 15.
• Identity theft, 1300 block of Madera Avenue, May 16.
• Credit card fraud, 400 block of Laurel Avenue, May 17.
• Forged signature on checks, 1300 block of Almanor Avenue, May 18.
WOODSIDE
Auto burglary report: Stereo faceplate stolen after window smashed, Canada College at 4200 Farm Hill Boulevard, May 6.PORTOLA VALLEY
Vandalism report: Vehicle window smashed, 200 block of Shawnee Pass, May 4.WEST MENLO PARK
Theft reports:• Cell phone stolen from unlocked vehicle, 2000 block of Camino A Los Cerros, May 9.
• Bicycle stolen, Dutch Goose restaurant at 3576 Alameda de las Pulgas, May 9.
• Pieces of car side molding stolen, 2000 block of Sterling Avenue, May 10.
• Boxes stolen from carport, 3600 block of Alameda de las Pulgas, May 15.
