Crime & Safety
Palo Alto Macy's Shoplifting Suspect Jailed After Smashing Into Patrol Vehicle While Trying To Flee
The incident happened Tuesday at the Stanford Shopping Center at 180 El Camino Real.
April 21, 2023
PALO ALTO -- A woman suspected of shoplifting at a Macy's department store in Palo Alto was arrested after smashing into a patrol car while trying to escape, police said Thursday.
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The incident happened Tuesday at the Stanford Shopping Center at 180 El Camino Real. Palo Alto Police said dispatchers received a call at about 10:41 a.m. about a person shoplifting several pairs of sunglasses and fleeing in a 2007 Honda CRV.
An officer spotted the suspect car on the 2800 block of Sand Hill Road in Menlo Park and pulled it over in a nearby business parking lot, where the driver stepped out of the vehicle and spoke to the officer. After a short conversation, she walked away from the officer and got back into the driver's seat, ignoring commands from the officer to stop, police said.
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