Man Arrested After Allegedly Burglarizing Menlo Park Home With Occupant Inside

MENLO PARK, CA - A man was arrested Saturday morning after he allegedly burglarized a home in Menlo Park with an occupant still inside, according to police.

Police said 25-year-old Porfirio Cruz Jimenez-Pimentel was arrested around 9:37 a.m. in the 1200 block of Valparaiso Avenue after an occupant of the property called police reporting a suspicious person.

The victim told police she had seen Jimenez-Pimentel walk down the side of her residence towards a detached garage where she lost sight of him. According to police, upon officers’ arrival a perimeter was set up around the residence and a check of the exterior showed a rear door to the home was forced open.

Police said officers evacuated the occupant and additional officers from the Menlo Park and Atherton Police Departments, as well as the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office and their K-9 unit responded assist with the incident. A search of the interior of the home was conducted and the suspect was found hiding inside before being taken into custody, police said.

There were no other suspects located in the home. Jimenez-Pimentel was booked into the San Mateo County Jail and booked on suspicion of burglary, possession of stolen property, possession of burglary tools, possession of narcotics, possession of narcotics paraphernalia and resisting arrest.

Police said his involvement in other possible burglaries in the area is being investigated.

--Bay City News