Cousins Arrested, Accused Of Commercial Burglary

PALO ALTO, CA -- Officers caught two suspects identified as cousins with the same last name as they attempted to escape with stolen property from SAP early Sunday morning following a commercial burglary, according to Palo Alto police.

Steve Turner, 21, of Stockton, and Mike Turner, 25, of Oakland, were booked into Santa Clara County Jail on two counts of burglary, with the latter facing an additional charge of carrying the tools, police said.

During the investigation, police also learned the suspects were allegedly responsible for a second burglary at another SAP building that had occurred earlier in the day.

At about 2:08 a.m. Sunday, a call came in of a burglary in progress at SAP located at 3450 Hillview Avenue. When the first officer arrived at the scene, he found the glass door of the building smashed and observed two masked suspects holding stolen property coming down a staircase. The officer commanded them to stop, but they ran the other way. The officer was able to catch one suspect outside holding a pry tool used in the burglary. Another responding officer saw the second suspect running through the parking lot and took him into custody as well.

Stolen electronics from SAP were allegedly recovered in the area where he was caught. Detectives discovered additional stolen property inside the suspects,’ vehicle which was located in the SAP parking lot on Hillview Avenue. They traced the stolen property to the other SAP building located at 3475 Deer Creek Road. When officers returned to the Deer Creek Road office, they found a smashed window and evidence that a burglary had taken place.

Detectives are investigating whether the suspects are connected to similar crimes that occurred in Palo Alto and the surrounding area. Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call the 24-hour dispatch center at 650-329-2413. Anonymous tips can be e-mailed to paloalto@tipnow.org or sent via text message or voicemail to 650-383-8984. Tips can also be submitted anonymously through our free mobile app, downloadable at www.bit.ly/PAPD-AppStore or www.bit.ly/PAPD-GooglePlay.