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Suspect Accused Of Stealing From Pleasanton Restaurant Tip Jars: PPD

Police say the suspect threatened violence when confronted.

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Suspect Michael Andrew Grant was arrested, taken to Santa Rita Jail, and charged with robbery and criminal threats.
Suspect Michael Andrew Grant was arrested, taken to Santa Rita Jail, and charged with robbery and criminal threats. (Pleasanton Police Department )

PLEASANTON, CA — Pleasanton police arrested a man they say was stealing tip jars from two local restaurants on Wednesday. Police say the suspect, identified by KTVU as Michael Andrew Grant, threatened violence when staff tried to intervene.

Grant was arrested, taken to Santa Rita Jail, and charged with robbery and criminal threats.

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