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An East Palo Alto man is in jail after officers from the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office arrested him on suspicion of robbery, assault with a firearm, brandishing a weapon and criminal threats at a Dec. 24 party in unincorporated Menlo Park, according to a statement from the Sheriff’s Office.
The suspect, 18, was arrested in East Palo Alto on Friday, Dec. 29, at about 5 a.m. by a Sheriff’s Office SWAT team and is being held on a bail of $260,000, the statement said.
The suspect is alleged to have used a handgun in a robbery and assault at a party to which he had been invited at a home on Bishop Lane in the unincorporated Menlo Park community of Stanford Weekend Acres.
He left the party before the arrival of deputies, who subsequently obtained a search warrant that named him and his East Palo Alto residence, deputies said.
Detectives are asking anyone with information related to this incident to call Detective Joe Fava at (650) 363-4192 or write him at Jfava@smcgov.org. To leave an anonymous tip, call 800-547-2700.