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Uploaded: Tuesday, February 5, 2013, 3:36 PM
Police catch suspected burglars red-handed
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by Nick Veronin
Mountain View Voice Staff
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| Two men have been arrested for allegedly burglarizing a storage space at a Mountain View apartment complex on Monday evening, according to Mountain View police.
Shortly before 6 p.m., Feb. 4, police responded to a call from a resident who claimed to have seen two men breaking into a storage unit at the Americana Apartments at 707 Continental Circle, said Sgt. Sean Thompson, police public information officer.
Following a tip that the burglars had fled the scene in a dark truck, officers quickly came upon a vehicle matching that description parked at the Goodwill store at 855 E. El Camino Real, just around the corner from where the burglary took place, Thompson said.
A man standing outside the truck apparently saw police pulling into the Goodwill parking lot and fled on foot, while officers detained another man, who they found sitting inside the truck, Thompson said. Officers caught up with the man who fled at the neighboring Lucky supermarket.
The man officers found in the truck was identified as 33-year-old Los Altos resident Lawrence Ovadia, the other man was identified as 28-year-old Mountain View resident Sterling Winterhalter, according to Thompson.
A variety of stolen property was found in the truck. Detectives are currently working to match stolen property to victims, Thompson said.Are you receiving Express, our free daily e-mail edition? See a sample and sign-up for Express.
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Posted by Hamburger Habit, a resident of the Castro City neighborhood, on Feb 6, 2013 at 5:39 am Terrible trolling, Tommy.
The Goodwill might as well be in Palo Alto.
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Posted by Tina, a resident of the North Whisman neighborhood, on Feb 6, 2013 at 2:50 pm Stealing stuff & donating it to Goodwill?
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Posted by Martin Omander, a resident of the Rex Manor neighborhood, on Feb 6, 2013 at 3:12 pm Well done, MVPD! Score one for the good guys.
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Posted by Shake The Crime Stick!, a resident of the Shoreline West neighborhood, on Feb 6, 2013 at 3:27 pm You're not ever gonna be incognito with a tear tattoo and multiple neck tattoos.
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Posted by Disgusted, a resident of the Cuesta Park neighborhood, on Feb 6, 2013 at 3:40 pm I can bet you that they weren't stealing to give to the Goodwill. I think they were looking to steal from Goodwill next. [Portion removed due to disrespectful comment or offensive language]
Great job MVPD!
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Posted by juniperk, a resident of the Gemello neighborhood, on Feb 6, 2013 at 4:29 pm Why didn't these guys get a job with the city or state or the Federal govt? They could be stealing legally and not get caught and get a nice fat paycheck while doing it. Or they could have become a fireman or a police and charge unnecessary overtime,etc...Did anyone see the list of MV city employees making over $200K in the Daily Post? Wow. Talk about big time stealing.
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