Crime & Safety
Suspects Steal Cash, Laptop From Palo Alto Man After Meeting Online
The victim told police he invited a woman to his home on the 700 block of Sutter Avenue around 1 a.m. Thursday after meeting her online.
PALO ALTO, CA — Palo Alto police are searching for two suspects who stole several thousand dollars in cash and a laptop from a victim who invited a woman to his home on Thursday morning.
The victim told police he invited a woman to his home on the 700 block of Sutter Avenue around 1 a.m. Thursday after meeting her online. Shortly after the woman arrived, a male suspect knocked on the victim’s door and brandished a handgun before stealing the cash and a laptop.
The two then fled the residence, and police believe they were accomplices. Both suspects were described as Hispanic and in their 30s.
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The victim did not observe which direction the suspects fled in or their vehicle.
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
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