Man Robbed In Downtown Palo Alto Early Saturday Morning: Police

PALO ALTO, CA — A man was robbed in downtown Palo Alto early Saturday morning by two suspects, according to police.

The two suspects, described as white men between 25 and 35 years of age, asked the victim, a man in his 20s, if he had a dollar to spare. When the victim declined, he was punched multiple times in the head and was knocked unconscious. All of his belongings, which included a backpack, skateboard, credit card, cash and cell phone, were taken.

The incident took place at the 300 block of University Avenue near Centennial Walk around 1:30 a.m. or 2 a.m. on Saturday morning.

The victim described one of the suspects as 5-foot-10 with a medium build, wearing dark khaki pants and had a mustache. There was no description of the second suspect.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call the Palo Alto Police Department’s 24-hour dispatch center at (650) 329-2413. Anonymous tips can be e-mailed to paloalto@tipnow.org or sent via text message or voice mail to (650) 383-8984.