Crime & Safety
Palo Alto Woman Returns Home To Find Burglar
Police responded to the 300 block of Curtner Avenue at about 9:22 a.m. on Saturday.
PALO ALTO, CA -- Palo Alto police are searching for a burglary suspect who allegedly shoved a woman after she returned home to find him inside her apartment. Police responded to the 300 block of Curtner Avenue at about 9:22 a.m. on Saturday to reports of a burglary in progress.
A woman in her 40s returned home after leaving her apartment at 8:50 a.m. to run errands, police said. She returned 30 minutes later and found her front door unlocked and a light on inside.
Police said she entered her home, saw a man she didn't recognize and noticed that her items had been rummaged through.
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The suspect looked surprised to see her, police said, and allegedly pushed her into a wall and ran away.
The woman suffered minor injuries on her arm after she was pushed but did not require medical treatment, police said.
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The victim told police the man was white, in his 20s, about 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighed about 160 pounds with dark brown hair and a clean shave. She said he was wearing gloves, a gray long-sleeved sweatshirt and
black pants.
The suspect allegedly stole jewelry and money from the victim's home.
Anyone with information about the burglary is asked to call police at (650) 329-2413 or send an anonymous tip to paloalto@tipnow.org.
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