Posted by Wondering?, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood, on Jul 17, 2012 at 12:03 pm

> Sunday morning, July 15, Palo Alto police arrested a 36-year-old

> man while he was seeking treatment in Stanford University

> Hospital Emergency Department after hearing from

> Santa Barbara County sheriffs that the man had an

> outstanding warrant

And just how did the Palo Alto Police come to know that this man was at the Stanford Hospital ER about the same time they decided to look for him? How long had he been staying in Palo Alto?

Just for the record, the PA Police have announced over the past several months that they have arrested over twenty people on various charges for various activities related to residential burglaries. However, neither the Police, nor the Santa Clara County DA has announced how any of these cases has been resolved. By now one would have thought that the DA would have been able to "plead out" some of these people. So, what's going on here? Are any of these cases settled yet? How many of these people will be doing time? How much of the stolen property has been recovered?

Interesting that the local media don't seem to be interested in following up on these crimes.

Posted by fatty arbuckle, a resident of the Meadow Park neighborhood, on Jul 17, 2012 at 10:18 pm

Yeah our overpaid police are too busy ticketing people for turning left of Alma - 300 dollars apiece - rather than trying to enforce the security of residents.

Posted by Crescent Park Dad, a resident of the Crescent Park neighborhood, on Jul 18, 2012 at 12:23 pm

Sorry dude. But traffic laws are for everyone. You got caught, deal with it.

Posted by Poppadop, a resident of Mountain View, on Jul 18, 2012 at 10:43 pm

How strange to read F.A.'s complaint about getting a ticket by police who he implies should instead by "trying to enforce the security of residents"--in response to an article in which the police are doing EXACTLY THAT by recovering stolen property, jailing the perpetrators, etc. Does he think they should be preventing all burglaries before they happen, rather than helping enforce traffic safety? Got some warped thinking goin' on there!

Posted by Hmmm, a resident of East Palo Alto, on Jul 19, 2012 at 11:27 pm

Web Link

Wondering - this will give you more info on the burglar who seems to more than just that. A burglar willing to enter an occupied dwelling is often one who has another agenda, including sex crimes, even though that's not his full m.o. But his pattern of transgressions appear to be much more serious than just a grab & run.