Thanks to an intervening neighbor, an apartment on the 400 block of Del Medio Avenue was spared an attack early last week by a man trying to light a Molotov cocktail.
The incident was reported on Sunday, Oct. 19 at 9:41 a.m. by a neighbor who said he saw a man attempt to light the Molotov cocktail -- an improvised bomb made from a glass bottle of combustible fluid with fabric stuffed in as a wick -- on the apartment's doorstep. The suspect fled, and police say they found two more Molotov cocktails and a lighter dumped nearby.
The suspect is described as a 6-foot-tall Hispanic male in his 20s wearing a black baseball cap and black clothing. An investigation is still underway, and those with information are urged to call Mountain View police at (650) 903-6344.

— Daniel DeBolt

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