Suspected Restaurant Burglar Arrested On Mtn. View Warrant

Alfred Banks, a 60 year-old East Palo Alto resident, was arrested by Menlo Park police on Feb. 10 for outstanding warrants stemming from a Mountain View Police Department investigation into several commercial burglaries, police said.

From late May to mid-December, several restaurants throughout Mountain View were burglarized, and in each instance, a heavy object was used to smash the front window or glass door and contents of the cash register or, in some cases the entire cash register, was taken, said the Mountain View Police Department.

Through surveillance video and persistent investigation by MVPD detectives used surveillance videos to identify Banks as a suspect, and a warrant was issued for his arrest on Jan. 7, police said.

Banks was located and arrested in East Palo Alto Feb, 10, police said.

Police said Banks is also believed to be responsible for similar burglaries throughout Palo Alto, Menlo Park and Redwood City.

“Crimes like these are solved through thorough and tenacious investigations, as well as collaboration with our law enforcement partners,” said MVPD Detective Andrew Wong. “This arrest is a great example of that partnership and communication – keeping our communities safe.”

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