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Man arrested for allegedly attempting to steal backpack carrying camera, laptop

Original post made on Jan 28, 2023

A man who allegedly tried to steal a laptop and camera from another man outside Palo Alto's Winter Lodge on Friday afternoon was quickly arrested by police.

Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, January 27, 2023, 6:14 PM

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Posted by Bystander
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Jan 28, 2023 at 7:56 am

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This is a private parking lot for tennis and ice skating. I can't help wondering whether there was a previous connection between the two.

Pleased he was caught.


Posted by john_alderman
a resident of Crescent Park
on Jan 28, 2023 at 3:30 pm

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@ Bystander " I can't help wondering whether there was a previous connection between the two."

Take a look at the police press release, and it will be clear you speculation is wrong, and it was just a local thug preying on an innocent victim.

Web Link


Posted by MyFeelz
a resident of another community
on Jan 29, 2023 at 9:19 am

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It would help if we knew the perp's name, address, and a photo so we can be on the lookout in the future.


Posted by john_alderman
a resident of Crescent Park
on Jan 29, 2023 at 4:52 pm

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@myfeelz - Reporters believe their job is to hide information from the public so it isn't misused instead of just reporting information. PAPD has the info you want:

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