(KRON) — Authorities are warning about two at-large thieves concentrating on aged victims, in keeping with a press launch Monday from the Palo Alto Police Division. Police reported two incidents that occurred on Friday.
Detectives imagine these incidents are associated and can proceed to analyze if these suspects are behind different related crimes within the space, PAPD mentioned. One sufferer was of their 80s and the opposite of their 70s. Each incidents concerned a darkish grey sedan..
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The primary incident occurred Friday afternoon close to the intersection of Nelson Drive and Adobe Place. Based on PAPD, the theft, which victimized a person in his 80s, occurred round 3 p.m. The sufferer was strolling on the sidewalk when a darkish grey sedan pushed by a person with a feminine passenger pulled over subsequent to the aged man.
Police mentioned the lady was asking for instructions, and the sufferer responded to seemingly assist. The lady obtained out of the automotive to “place jewelry on the victim.” The sufferer declined and pushed the lady away. The lady obtained again into the sedan, and the suspects drove off.
Nevertheless, in keeping with PAPD, the sufferer returned house to later uncover the lady had stolen his ring — which was valued at greater than $1,000 — on the identical time she tried to put the jewellery on him.
The sufferer described the suspects as Center Jap, PAPD mentioned. The feminine suspect was described as “short and stocky” and wore a light-colored scarf over her hair.
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The second incident — an tried theft — occurred Friday afternoon round 4:30 p.m. close to the intersection of Williams Avenue and Stanford Avenue.
The sufferer, a lady in her 70s, informed police {that a} darkish grey sedan pulled up subsequent to her as she was strolling on the sidewalk, in keeping with PAPD. The sedan was pushed by a person and had a feminine passenger. The lady obtained out of the automotive and tried to put jewellery on the aged sufferer.
PAPD mentioned the sufferer refused to just accept the jewellery and “clung tightly” to her personal jewellery in concern the feminine suspect was attempting to steal from her. The suspect returned to the automotive and drove off with the male driver, police mentioned.
The sufferer described the suspects as Center Jap, offering the identical description as the lady talked about within the first incident. PAPD mentioned the feminine suspect was “short and stocky, wearing a light-colored head scarf over her hair.”
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Though not definitive, PAPD believes the 2 incidents are associated to one another. The 2 incidents occurred about three miles from one another in Palo Alto.
Anybody with info is requested to contact PAPD at 650-329-2413. Nameless suggestions will be e-mailed to [email protected] or despatched through textual content message/voicemail to 650-383-8984.
