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
Fraud reports:• Person receiving police citation gave someone else’s personal information, first block of Ashfield Road, Dec. 4.
• Unauthorized use of credit card, first block of Santiago Ave., Dec. 6.
• $3,300 taken from account via fraudulent checks, first block of Parkwood Drive, Dec. 11.
MENLO PARK
Burglary reports:• Vehicle burglarized, 800 block of El Camino Real, Dec. 1.
• Three chain saws, one hedge trimmer and tree-climbing gear taken from storage yard, 100 block of Independence Drive, Dec. 5.
• Specialized Allez bicycle stolen from storage locker, 1100 block of Merrill St., Dec. 10.
• Trek 7000 mountain bike stolen from carport, 800 block of Roble Ave., Dec. 11.
• Someone entered through window, stole video camera and cash, 200 block of Linfield Drive, Dec. 12.
Robbery reports:
• Money stolen from cash register, 300 block of Sharon Park Drive, Dec. 2.
• Attempted armed robbery and hold-up, 1200 block of Willow Road, Dec. 13.
Stolen vehicle report: Bus stolen from Menlo Park Senior Center and found later in Menlo Park, 1300 Carlton Ave., Dec 10.
Fraud reports:
• Identity thefts, 500 block of Laurel Ave., 1000 block of Middle Ave. and 1100 block of Merrill St., Nov. 30 and Dec. 1 and Dec. 2.
• Checks stolen and used, 300 block of Waverley St., Dec. 1.
• Unauthorized uses of credit card, 1100 block of Madera Ave., 1000 block of Windermere Ave., 600 block of Middle Ave., 1000 block of Ringwood Ave. Dec. 3, 4, 10 and 11.
• Fraud in the workplace, 1600 block of El Camino Real, Dec. 5.
• Fraudulent use of PayPal via eBay, 1400 block of San Antonio St., Dec 6.
Accident report: Semi-truck vs. motorcycle, one injured party taken to Stanford hospital, Marsh Road and Bayfront Expressway, Dec. 10.
Theft report: Bicycle stolen, 400 block of El Camino Real, Dec. 12.
Spousal abuse report: Arrest made, 1100 block Willow Road, Dec. 4.
Assault and battery reports:
• Physical altercation, 1100 block of Carlton Ave., Dec. 9.
• Patient abused and arrest made, 1300 block of University Drive, Dec. 11.
WEST MENLO PARK
Theft report: ATM card used fraudulently to extract $460 from bank account, 2000 block of Santa Cruz Ave., Nov. 29.PORTOLA VALLEY
Burglary reports:• Vehicle rear window broken and IBM computer stolen, Alpine Road and Willowbrook Drive, Nov. 30.
• Vehicle broken into, purse and wallet stolen and credit cards used, Alpine Road and Westridge Drive, Dec. 9.
• Vehicle’s window smashed and property stolen, Sand Hill Road at Lawler Ranch Road, Dec. 7.
Theft report: Copper plumbing worth $6,000 stolen from construction site, 3000 block of Alpine Road, Dec. 10.
WOODSIDE
Theft report: Cell phone and jacket stolen from unlocked car, 3000 block of Woodside Road, Dec. 6.Assault and battery report: Victim taken to San Mateo General Hospital for treatment, Woodside High School at 199 Churchill Ave., Dec. 6.
