This information is based on reports 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.

PORTOLA VALLEY

Residential burglary: A burglar entered a residence under construction on Bear Gulch Drive and stole six construction-grade levels, a job-site radio and a paint sprayer. Estimated loss: $3,700. Dec. 3.

WOODSIDE

Residential burglary: A burglar entered a house on West California Way and went through drawers and closets, but deputies don't know whether anything was taken or how the burglar got into the house. Dec. 1.

MENLO PARK

Residential burglary: Someone forced open a rear window of a house on Louise Street and stole rolls of coins. Estimated loss: $250. Dec. 9.

Auto burglary: Though the doors of a vehicle parked on Live Oak Avenue were locked and there were no signs of a break-in, someone managed to get into the vehicle and steal two pairs of jeans, a pair of shoes and sunglasses. Estimated loss: $434. Dec. 9.

Thefts:

■ A woman working in an office on Jefferson Drive told police that her wallet had been stolen from her desk and that her credit cards had been used for several unauthorized purchases. Dec. 8.

■ Someone cut a bike lock and stole the locked bike from under a carport in an apartment complex on Roble Avenue. Estimated loss: $800. Dec. 9.

■ Two bikes were stolen from a patio in an apartment complex on Coleman Avenue. Estimated loss: $200. Dec. 11.

■ A package was stolen from the front porch of a home on Cloud Avenue. In the package were a USB cable, two shirts, a hat and some shoes. Estimated loss: $170.

■ An in-store video camera caught images of a man walking out of the El Rancho Supermarket on Willow Road carrying seven packs of batteries that he had not paid for. Estimated loss: $28. Dec. 10.

Fraud: Police arrested a homeless man after he admitted to possessing marijuana and identified himself falsely using names of "actual people." The man had been asleep behind a business in the vicinity of Ravenswood Avenue and Alma Street. He was booked into jail without incident. Dec. 11.

Vandalism: Menlo Park police are on the lookout for a graffiti artist whose work includes the word "STAND." Reports of such graffiti came from San Mateo County police agencies "from Brisbane to Menlo Park," Menlo Park police said.

Traffic accident: A bicyclist coming off the Ringwood Avenue foot bridge was hit broadside by a truck while the cyclist was crossing Van Buren Road. Medics took the cyclist to Stanford Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Dec. 9.