Crime & Safety
Recognize Me? Brazen Smash-and-Grab Spotted In Peninsula Starbucks Lot
WATCH: The incident was recorded Monday in nearby Mountain View and police have released video from the scene. [Breaking]
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA ā Mountain View police are seeking a suspect in a smash-and-grab burglary in a Starbucks coffee shop parking lot on Monday.
Police Wednesday released video of the burglary, which occurred around 9:55 a.m. Monday in the parking lot on Pear Avenue off of North Shoreline Boulevard.
The suspect, a tall black man in his early 20s who wore gray pants and a gray sweatshirt with white tennis shoes, can be seen in the video walking up to a red Nissan Leaf.
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He then looks around and pulls his sleeve over his right hand, then smashes the back windshield of the car and grabs a backpack, which police said contained a laptop.
The suspect then walks over to a newer-model Hyundai Sonata that drove away.
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Police are asking anyone who recognizes the man or car, or has call Officer Doerres at (650) 903-6344.
--Bay City News/ Screenshot via above police video