Police calls: Breaking and entering, or just entering, via sliding glass door

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

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MENLO PARK

Residential burglaries:

• After prying open a sliding glass door and ransacking a house in the 400 block of O’Connor Street, thieves stole two computers and a watch. Estimated loss: $2,600. Sept. 7.

• Thieves entered a home in the 100 block of O’Connor Street via an unlocked sliding glass door and ransacked the house, stealing a travel bag and jewelry. Estimated loss: $3,000. Sept. 7.

• Two bicycles were stolen from an unlocked garage on Coleman Place. Estimated loss: $8,500. Sept. 13.

• Someone damaged a window of a house on Deanna Drive after trying unsuccessfully to force it open. Sept. 11.

• Someone ransacked a house in the 1400 block of Woodland Avenue after breaking in through a door. It’s not known whether anything was stolen. Sept. 11.

Commercial burglaries:

• A burglar, seen by a surveillance camera with a mask on his face, entered the Blue Garden Cafe at the Allied Arts Guild on Arbor Road by means unknown and stole food out of the refrigerator. One light bulb is also missing. Estimated loss: $1,500. Sept. 1.

• A locked bicycle and a scooter were stolen from a secure underground parking garage on Merrill Street. Estimated loss: $6740. Sept. 4.

• Someone smashed a window and ransacked several drawers at DSSD Inc., a digital data storage developer on Bohannon Drive. It’s not clear whether anything was stolen. Sept. 10.

Auto burglaries:

• Someone pried open a window on a camper shell on a pickup truck parked on Coleman Avenue, cut through a screen and stole tools. Estimated loss: $1,675. Sept. 8.

• A humidifier and backpack were stolen from a vehicle parked in the 600 block of Sharon Park Drive found with a smashed window. Estimated loss: $105. Sept. 7.

• A backpack containing a hat and a debit card were stolen from a vehicle parked in the 400 block of Sharon Park Drive found with a smashed window. Estimated loss: $100. Sept. 14.

• A wallet was stolen from a vehicle parked in the 600 block of Sharon Park Drive with a window smashed. Estimated loss: $51. Sept. 6.

• Someone entered a vehicle parked on Coleman Avenue by means unknown and stole a GPS device, a USB drive and a cellphone charger cable. Estimated loss: $25. Sept. 9.

Thefts:

• An unlocked bicycle was stolen from in front of McDonald’s restaurant in the 1300 block of Willow Road. Estimated loss: $2,500. Sept. 8.

• Someone stole a locked bicycle from an apartment bike rack on Coleman Avenue. Estimated loss: $1,300. Sept. 6.

• A locked electric bicycle was stolen from a parking lot on Hamilton Court. Estimated loss: $1,200. Sept. 1.

• Someone cut a cable lock into a storage shed on University Drive and stole a bicycle from inside the shed. Estimated loss: $1,200. Sept. 8.

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WEST MENLO PARK

Auto burglary: Someone smashed a window of a vehicle parked on Oakley Avenue and stole a wallet containing cash and a debit card. Estimated loss: $140. Sept. 9.

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By Dave Boyce

By Dave Boyce

By Dave Boyce