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Menlo Park city employee arrested on charges of grand theft, embezzlement

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A Menlo Park employee has been arrested on felony theft and embezzlement charges after he was allegedly found stealing city-owned laptop computers and selling them on the internet, according to a statement by the city.

The employee is a member of the city's information technology division and has worked as a an information technology specialist, and was arrested on Thursday, March 2.

"Clearly, this employee is entitled to the rights afforded by our legal system; however, these allegations are extremely troubling,” City Manager Justin Murphy said in the press release. “All city employees have a responsibility to be good stewards of public resources and our community’s trust.”

The employee allegedly stole several computers from the city and sold them online. The situation was discovered by the city in February and the employee was immediately placed on administrative leave. The incident was reported to the Menlo Park Police Department, which the department investigated before making the arrest.

The employee was booked into San Mateo County Jail and the case has been sent to the San Mateo County District Attorney for prosecution.

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Menlo Park city employee arrested on charges of grand theft, embezzlement

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Uploaded: Fri, Mar 3, 2023, 11:27 am

A Menlo Park employee has been arrested on felony theft and embezzlement charges after he was allegedly found stealing city-owned laptop computers and selling them on the internet, according to a statement by the city.

The employee is a member of the city's information technology division and has worked as a an information technology specialist, and was arrested on Thursday, March 2.

"Clearly, this employee is entitled to the rights afforded by our legal system; however, these allegations are extremely troubling,” City Manager Justin Murphy said in the press release. “All city employees have a responsibility to be good stewards of public resources and our community’s trust.”

The employee allegedly stole several computers from the city and sold them online. The situation was discovered by the city in February and the employee was immediately placed on administrative leave. The incident was reported to the Menlo Park Police Department, which the department investigated before making the arrest.

The employee was booked into San Mateo County Jail and the case has been sent to the San Mateo County District Attorney for prosecution.

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Menlo Lifestyle
Registered user
Menlo Park: Suburban Park/Lorelei Manor/Flood Park Triangle
on Mar 4, 2023 at 12:19 pm
Menlo Lifestyle, Menlo Park: Suburban Park/Lorelei Manor/Flood Park Triangle
Registered user
on Mar 4, 2023 at 12:19 pm

What awful and incomplete reporting. Who was arrested? What did he steal? The details are in other new outlets and publications, and can be found in public records. This article is a bunch of nothing.


Menlo Voter.
Registered user
Menlo Park: other
on Mar 5, 2023 at 8:26 am
Menlo Voter., Menlo Park: other
Registered user
on Mar 5, 2023 at 8:26 am

Menlo Lifestyle:

The Almanac has a policy of not naming arrested individuals. What did he steal? Did you bother to read the article? It's right there in the first paragraph, "...he was allegedly found stealing city-owned laptop computers and selling them on the internet..." What's the matter, you couldn't get any further than the headline?


Don
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Menlo Park: Belle Haven
on Mar 6, 2023 at 6:12 pm
Don, Menlo Park: Belle Haven
Registered user
on Mar 6, 2023 at 6:12 pm

Wow that individual had a good job. Now he will have a hard time finding good employment.

Sad


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