Crime & Safety

ID Me, Please, And Call The Mountain View Police

The police report she is a possible suspect in a grand theft case.

The Mountain View Police Department is turning to the public to help identify a possible suspect in a grand theft incident reported Monday afternoon on North Rengstorff Avenue.

Police were called at 2:17 p.m. to the 1000 block of North Rengstorff for a report of a handbag, containing a wallet, credit card, cash and other personal items, stolen from a vehicle.

The suspect was described as a Hispanic female, 5 feet 8 inches tall with a heavy build and brown hair pulled up into a bun. She was wearing a red, white and blue zip-up hoodie with a white star on the front, a white t-shirt, blue jeans and was carrying a large black and white handbag, police said.

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After allegedly stealing the handbag, the woman reportedly was seen being picked up by a small, purple-colored truck (possibly a Ford or Toyota) with a dark camper shell and a missing rear passenger side hubcap.

If you have any information about the suspect or witnessed the incident, please contact Det. Andrew Wong at 650-903-6395 and reference case number 15-2676.

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