Police calls: Three Woodside High students accused in marijuana cookie incident

This information is from the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office and the Menlo Park Police Department. Under the law, people charged with offenses are considered innocent unless convicted. Police received the reports on the dates shown.

WOODSIDE

Marijuana possession report: Acting on a report from someone at Woodside High School, deputies found three students under the influence of marijuana after having eaten marijuana-laced cookies. One of the students was in possession of the cookies and cited, but all three were suspended. Aug. 29

Drugs in a public place report: Woodside High School administrators suspended a student after deputies found him to be under the influence of alcohol. Aug. 29.

MENLO PARK

Robbery report: A 24-year-old Menlo Park woman walking on the pedestrian bridge across U.S. 101 at Ringwood Avenue was robbed of her shoes and cell phone after someone knocked her to the ground. The attacker tried to pull off her pants, but was unsuccessful because the woman fought back. The attacker fled and police have no description. Sept. 1.

Brandishing and attempted robbery report: Police arrested and booked into county jail Jorge Pena, 19, of Menlo Park on suspicion of having brandished a firearm during an attempted robbery on Terminal Avenue. Mr. Pena allegedly asked the victim “what’s in his pockets,” police said. Officers located Mr. Pena after the incident; there were no injuries, police said. Sept. 4.

Commercial burglary reports:

■ Someone stole about $300 in cash from The Pet Place on Santa Cruz Avenue. The thief may have entered through an unlocked door, police said. Sept. 2.

■ In the roof above Ann’s Coffee Shop on Santa Cruz Avenue is a skylight equipped with a security gate. Someone broke through the skylight and stole $150 from a cash register. Aug. 29.

Residential burglary report: Someone kicked in the front door of a home on Oak Court, but did not take anything. The incident did trigger an alarm, which may have deterred the burglar, police said. Aug. 29.

Theft reports:

■ A man walked out of Menlo Hardware on Santa Cruz Avenue with a basket of items he had not paid for, but dropped them upon discovering that an employee of the hardware store was following him. No losses. Aug. 30.

■ Someone stole a package containing a blazer from the porch of a home on Cambridge Avenue. Estimated loss: $300. Sept. 2.

■ Someone stole a locked bike from the 1000 block of El Camino Real. Estimated loss: $200. Sept. 2.

■ A handbag was stolen from a house on Madera Avenue. Estimated loss: $100. Sept. 3.

■ A woman reported losing her wallet outside a business on University Drive, then learned that someone had used a credit card in the wallet to buy gasoline. There were attempts to make additional purchases, but they were unsuccessful and the woman canceled the card. Estimated loss: $50. Aug. 30.

Accident report: A pedestrian crossing Ravenswood Avenue at Laurel Street was struck in the crosswalk by a Hyundai making a left turn onto Ravenswood on a green light. The pedestrian suffered “very minor injuries,” and elected not to be treated at a hospital, police said. Aug. 29.

Fraud report: A resident of Menlo Park paid someone in advance to do concrete work, landscaping and painting at the residence, but the work was never done. The contractor did not have a contracting license, police said. No estimate on losses. Aug. 31.

By Dave Boyce

By Dave Boyce

By Dave Boyce