Crime & Safety
Alleged Mountain View Liquor Robber Eludes Capture After Chase
Police grab 2 of 3 suspects after a Sunday night robbery, but one man escapes, jumping into the creek area near Alma and Willow Road.
MOUNTAIN VIEW - Officers were able to nab two of three suspected liquor store robbers late Sunday night after a chase involving six area police agencies, but a third suspect was able to jump into the creek area near Alma and Willow Road and escape.
About 10:46 p.m., the Mountain View Police Department received a call of an armed robbery in which police say three suspects brandished a black semi-auto handgun at a teller and stole cash from the Liquor and Food Mart at 2339 California St.
The initial information indicated that the suspects fled in a white SUV or pickup truck.
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A responding Mountain View Police officer saw a white SUV headed north on Highway 101 and started following the vehicle, while waiting for backup units to arrive.
Police say a vehicle stop was attempted at Highway 101 and Willow Rd. The suspect vehicle refused to pull over and attempted to flee from officers.
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The subsequent pursuit went through the city of Menlo Park, where officials say one of the passengers fled from the SUV on foot, escaping into the creek area near Alma & Willow Road.
The suspect vehicle continued a short distance further, and police watched it stop in the area of the 100 block of San Mateo Dr. in Menlo Park.
Police say the driver and second passenger attempted to flee but were chased down, and arrested for robbery. Both have been identified as juveniles.
Meanwhile, police say a perimeter was set up around the creek area where the first passenger had fled. Officers from Menlo Park, Palo Alto, Sunnyvale, Los Altos, and East Palo Alto were on scene, assisting in the manhunt for the suspect.
Police say that despite an extensive search that involved the six agencies and a K9, the third suspect remains at large.
He is described as a white or Hispanic light-skinned male, wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, blue jeans, and black-and-white tennis shoes.
Anyone with information about the suspect is asked to call Mountain View Police Detective Beraha at 650-903-6344.
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