Crime & Safety
Suspect In Los Altos’ 1st Homicide In 25 Years Arrested: Report
Edgar Lainez-Portillo, 25 of Redwood City, was arrested Saturday following the slaying May 4 of Roberto Rivera.
LOS ALTOS, CA — A Redwood City man has been arrested in connection with a homicide in Los Altos a week ago, police said Monday.
The shooting death of 48-year-old Roberto Rivera of Union City is the first reported homicide in Los Altos in more than 25 years, The San Jose Mercury News reports.
Edgar Lainez-Portillo, 25, was arrested Saturday following the slaying May 4 of Rivera in the 1000 block of Highland Circle.
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Lainez-Portillo was taken to the county jail and is being held without bail. Rivera was a gardener and was shot and killed in the backyard of the home on Highland Circle.
A $10,000 reward is being offered for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the killing.
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The reward is being offered by Los Altos-based Mothers Against Murder in partnership with police. Anyone with information about the killing is asked to contact Detective Sgt. Cameron Shearer at (650) 947-2770.
Anonymous tips can be left by calling police at (650) 947-2774 or submitting a message online at svcrimestoppers.org.
Read more in The San Jose Mercury News.
Patch editor Gideon Rubin contributed to this report.
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