Palo Alto Police Search For Street Robbery Suspects At Large

PALO ALTO, CA -- Police are searching for two men who allegedly pushed two women to the ground on Kingsley Avenue in an apparent street robbery that occurred Saturday afternoon.

Dispatchers received the call at 1:42 p.m. that the two men overtook the women -- a mother and daughter -- before taking off in a vehicle traveling southbound on Waverly Street. The mother's purse was stolen, and the duo suffered minor cuts, Palo Alto police said. It's unknown at this time of the stolen value.

The two women were walking westbound on Kingsley when they told detectives they heard someone yelling and the mother noticed a man running at her daughter who she tried to shield from harm. The suspect used his body to knock them down. It appears no weapons were involved.

Both men jumped into a dark or red-colored sedan.

The victims described the first suspect as a dark-skinned man in his mid 20s about 6 feet tall weighing about 200 pounds. He was wearing a dark shirt, khaki-colored shorts, and his face was covered with a red bandana. The other suspect was also described as dark-skinned with a red bandana.

A police sketch is not available yet.

The incident is under investigation.

Police believe this robbery is unrelated to others that have occurred in the area.

Anyone with information is being asked to call 650-383-8984. Anonymous tips may be emailed to paloalto@tipnow.org.

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