Menlo Oaks Suspicious Vehicle Report

Summary of Notable Incidents (Mar 2-3, 2026):

Vehicle Thefts & Suspicious Activity:

• Unreported stolen vehicle: Alameda PD discovered a white Mazda with punched ignition at 1339 Severe Avenue (Menlo Park area) — confirmed as unreported 10851 out of Newark
• Stolen license plate: Plate recovered at Ravenswood and Laurel intersection
• Multiple vehicle checks for stolen/lost plates and registration issues throughout the reporting period

Retail/Commercial Thefts & Trespassing:

• Walgreens, 643 Santa Cruz Ave: White male previously trespassed, refused to leave; subject later departed voluntarily (no prosecution desired)
• Suspicious package at City Hall: Package left outside city council chambers reported as suspicious
• Multiple reports of items stolen from vehicles and commercial properties throughout East Palo Alto area

Domestic/Welfare Concerns:

• 117 East Creek Drive: Domestic violence incident — daughter hitting/pulling hair of RP; multiple units responded
• Multiple welfare checks for transient individuals and persons in distress

False Alarms:

• Multiple commercial burglar alarms (1033 codes) at various locations including East Bay Shore businesses and 1159 El Camino area — all cleared as false alarms

Transient Activity:

• Transient male with no shoes reported at 720 Menlo Ave (Trader Joe's parking lot)
• Transient panhandling outside businesses in East Palo Alto

Missing Person Alert: Silver Alert issued for Grace Mulke (86F) last seen Mar 2 at Marriott Hotel, 1800 Old Bay Shore, Burlingame — located safely by Burlingame PD

Note: Transcription quality is poor with significant audio errors. Some incident details are unclear due to auto-transcription limitations.

Notable community-safety activity (last ~24 hours, auto-transcription may contain errors):

• East Palo Alto (most significant): Reported mail/package theft pattern on/near Cooley / Runnymede / Avalor (calls tied to stolen mail, suspect on small bike; one detention/arrest logged around mid-afternoon).
• East Palo Alto: Possible attempted street extortion/robbery-type contact near East Bay Shore & Clark / Home Depot (male on blue bicycle asking for an “envelope with money”); suspect apparently not located.
• East Palo Alto: Several commercial alarm activations overnight (1765/1745 East Bay Shore, 1039 Garden St); units frequently found locations secure/false alarms, but repeated alarm traffic in the same corridor.
• Menlo Park: Vehicle vandalism report at Safeway, 525 El Camino Real (BMW keyed; no suspect listed).
• Menlo Park: Suspicious person/trespass/shoplift-related call at Walgreens, 643 Santa Cruz Ave (subject reportedly previously trespassed; left before enforcement).
• Menlo Park: Suspicious person on private property at 303 Robin Way (entered side yard, then left).
• Vehicle theft/stolen-vehicle indicators: Mentions of a vehicle with punched ignition and follow-up suggesting possible 10851 (stolen vehicle) handling with outside agency; additional EPA hit on a vehicle/plate irregularity near University corridor.
• Near Menlo Oaks / Coleman area: One call reference at/near 11 Coleman (coded call; details unclear in transcript). No clear Berkeley Ave incident was identifiable in the provided logs.

Pattern summary: Activity clusters around the University / Bay Shore / Cooley / Runnymede corridors (suspicious persons, theft-related calls, alarms), with fewer clearly actionable incidents in central Menlo Park besides property crime/vandalism reports.

Notable Incidents & Community Safety Summary (Past 24 Hours)

• Theft & Stolen Property:
  • Package Theft: A subject was taken into custody after stealing a package near Clark Ave and Runnymede St (East Palo Alto). The stolen mail was recovered from the suspect, who was riding a small bicycle.
  • Stolen Vehicle Recovery: Police located a vehicle with a punched ignition on Severe Ave (Menlo Park), which had been reported stolen out of Oakland.
  • Burglary Link: A Jeep Grand Cherokee reported as being used for burglaries in Hercules was identified in the area of Cooley Ave (East Palo Alto).
• Suspicious Activity & Prowlers:
  • Robin Way (Menlo Oaks Area): A resident reported a suspicious subject who entered their side yard and then walked away toward the street.
  • Masked Subjects: Four individuals wearing masks were reported near Schofield St and Cooley Ave; they were observed looking around the area before moving toward a bus stop on University Ave.
  • Suspicious Demand: A woman near East Bayshore Rd and Clark Ave reported being approached twice by a male subject demanding an "envelope with money."
  • Suspicious Package: Police investigated a package left unattended outside the Menlo Park City Council chambers.
• Menlo Oaks / Berkeley Ave / Coleman Ave Vicinity:
  • Coleman Ave: Officers responded to a code enforcement/ordinance violation at 11 Coleman Ave.
  • East Creek Drive: A verbal dispute between residents escalated into a physical altercation (hair pulling/hitting).
  • Garland Drive: Police performed a welfare check on an elderly male who appeared confused and reported "experiments" being performed on him.
• Vandalism & Public Safety:
  • Vandalism: A BMW was reported keyed in the Safeway parking lot on El Camino Real near Sherwood Way.
  • Assault: A transient subject was reported hitting a handicapped resident near the West Park Apartments on Newell Rd.
  • Alarms: Persistent audible alarms were reported over several days near the USGS building and on Ken Place.

Routine medical calls, administrative traffic stops, and false commercial alarms (including at Starbucks and the high school on Garden St) were excluded from this summary.