Issue date: April 21, 1999
This information is from Atherton and Menlo Park police departments and the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office. Under the law, people charged with an offense are considered innocent until convicted.
ATHERTON
Drunken driving: Carlos Flores, 29, of Redwood City, was arrested on charges of driving under the influence of alcohol at the corner of Middlefield Road and Encina Avenue April 10. He was taken to First Chance alcohol-intervention facility in Belmont.
Grand theft reports:
**A set of weights was reported stolen from the weight room at Menlo-Atherton High School on Middlefield Road April 12.
**$500 cash reported stolen from a day care facility in the 200 block of Alameda de las Pulgas April 12.
Vandalism reports:
**Mailbox destruction was reported at the following locations April 10: 100 block of Edgewood Drive, 100 block of Irving Avenue, 300 block of Park Lane, 200 block of James Avenue, 100 block of Catalpa Road.
**A lamp post was reported knocked down in the 200 block of Magnolia Drive on the same date.
MENLO PARK
Injury accident: One person was taken to the hospital after a one-car accident April 11 at the corner of Santa Cruz Avenue and University Drive.
Assault: A 15-year-old boy reported being beaten by three other boys April 14 in front of the Boys & Girls Club on Market Place. Police are investigating.
Burglary arrest: Jesus Callixto, 19, of San Jose, was arrested on charges of attempted burglary April 12 at the Rite-Aid store on El Camino Real.
Juvenile arrest: A 13-year-old boy was arrested on charges of possessing a knife on school grounds April 14. He was released to the custody of his parents.
Residential burglary: VCR, bike, and camera reported stolen from a house in the 1200 block of Hoover Street April 11.
Commercial burglary: Digital camera valued at $800 reported stolen from Howrey & Simon office on Ravenswood Avenue April 13.
Vandalism reports:
**Rock thrown through the window of a house in the 400 block of Central Avenue April 9.
**Fence reported knocked down in the 200 block of Elm Street April 13.
PORTOLA VALLEY Theft: A woman who had left her wallet with $160 cash in an unlocked car in the 800 block of Westridge Drive reported someone had taken it March 30.
WOODSIDE
Drunken driving reports: The following people were arrested on charges of driving under the influence of alcohol and taken to county jail:
**Kenneth McGhee, 32, of La Honda, in the 3100 block of Woodside Road April 12.
**Clay Elwood Dellinger, 23, of Atherton, April 10 on Canada Lane.
**William Hillborn, 44, of Woodside, April 8 on Highway 84 near Highway 35.
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