Robbery Suspect Sketch Released By Police

PALO ALTO, CA -- Police have released a sketch of one of three suspects who allegedly robbed a man who had been walking along a bike path south of downtown Palo Alto Friday night. The suspects are at large.

At 8:14 p.m., the call came in notifying law enforcement of a suspected robbery along the railroad tracks between Churchill Avenue and the University Avenue transit center. The investigation revealed that the male victim in his 20s had been walking southbound on the path and was texting on his iPhone. When he was just north of Encina Avenue, three men approached him. One of the suspects knocked the victim to the ground and repeatedly punched him in the face. The suspects yelled at the victim to give them his phone and AirPods. They stole the items and ran northbound on the bike path towards downtown.
An employee from a nearby business heard the victim yelling and found him on the path with a bloodied face. The employee called 911, and officers arrived to conduct a search of the area. A canine from the Mountain View Police Department aided in the search, but police could not locate the suspects.

Paramedics from the Palo Alto Fire Department transported the victim to a local hospital, where he received treatment for cuts and swelling to his face. He was later released.
The victim described the three suspects as Hispanic males in their twenties, all around 5 feet 9 inches tall and weighing 180 pounds.
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Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call 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.

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