Crime & Safety

Palo Alto Police Release Sketch Of Street Robbery Suspect

Police hope this sketch described by a mother-daughter duo pushed to the ground and robbed in Palo Alto will help locate the two suspects.

PALO ALTO, CA -- Take a look at this sketch. If you recognize this man, please call Palo Alto Police, as the agency is searching for two men, one who allegedly knocked down and robbed two women walking on Kingsley Avenue in town over the weekend. The other was the driver of the getaway vehicle last scene traveling southbound on Waverly Street., police said.

The street robbery that netted the mother's purse was called in at 1:42 p.m. on Saturday on the 400 block of Kingsley.

The women suffered from minor cuts.

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If you have information regarding this incident, please call the 24-hour dispatch center at 650-329-2413. Anonymous tips may be emailed to paloalto@tipnow.org.

--Image via Palo Alto Police Department

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