A Menlo Park construction worker was arrested Saturday, February 11, on a charges of attempted murder and domestic violence.
Officer Burke Bruttig spotted Juan J. Gutierrez, 24, of Menlo Park driving in the area of the alleged assault and arrested him.
A 20-year-old Menlo Park woman told police that she was attacked by her domestic partner at about 6 p.m. while at a party in the 1100 block of Hollyburne Avenue.
According to the victim, her partner attempted to strangle her, used broken glass to slash her arms and then tried to suffocate her by putting a pillow over her mouth, Menlo Park police said. After she convinced him not to kill her, he hit her several times in the face with his fists and then fled the scene, the woman reported to police.
The victim alleged that Mr. Gutierrez attacked her out of jealousy, and was under the influence of alcohol and drugs at the time, police said.
The victim was treated for her injuries and released.
Three hospitalized after gas exposure
Three people were taken to Stanford Hospital on February 9 after they were exposed to gasses emitted from a mix of acids in a Menlo Park building.The incident occurred shortly before noon at Xtent Inc. on Constitution Drive.
The gasses caused irritation to the exposed people’s skin, eyes and respiratory systems, said Deputy Chief Randy Shurson of the Menlo Park Fire Protection District.
Mr. Shurson said the acids were removed from the building by hazardous materials crews.
Xtent specializes in medical device design and manufacturing.
Electronic voting
hearing in Menlo Park
The debate on electronic voting is coming to Menlo Park on Thursday, February 16.State Sen. Debra Bowen (D-Redondo Beach), who chairs the Senate’s committee on elections, reapportionment and constitutional amendments, is holding the second of two hearings on open source software and electronic voting systems at 1 p.m. in the Menlo Park City Council Chambers, 801 Laurel Street.
At the hearing, expert witnesses will be questioned about flaws in the current system of certifying voting systems for use in California.
The experts include researchers from Stanford University, SRI and universities around the country who are studying voting technology with a $7.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation.
They are in town for a meeting Friday in Palo Alto, said Darren Chesin, a consultant for the Senate committee.
