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What initially appeared to be a grisly suicide attempt is more likely the result of a burglary gone terribly wrong, police said.
At 11:37 p.m. on May 1, police came to the aid of a man bleeding from the wrist on Junction Avenue. Officers found the man lying on the ground, unresponsive and “bleeding profusely from a laceration on his wrist,” according to Liz Wylie, public information officer for the Mountain View Police Department.
Medics took the man to a local hospital and placed him on a mental health hold, Wylie said. Meanwhile, officers discovered a trail of blood leading from the spot where the man was found to the nearby La Bamba restaurant, located at 580 N. Rengstorff Ave., about 100 yards to the east.
A window of the restaurant had been broken and blood was found inside, Wylie said. Officers also found a screwdriver lying next to a damaged cash register.
Wylie said police now believe that the bleeding man — who was on probation for a prior burglary — cut himself while breaking into La Bamba and attempted to pry open the cash register before giving up and fleeing the restaurant and collapsing — presumably from blood loss.
Police have yet to interview the man and cannot release his name until he has been arrested. “We notified the hospital to let us know when the man will be released, so that we can arrest him for burglary and probation violation,” Wylie said.
DARWIN!
Well, since criminals are far more likely to be citizens or permanent residents, I’d hazard that (a) “yes”, we’re paying for his hospital expenses, and (b) “maybe”, given that your average day worker is likely to at working class income or below, which is correlated with higher rates of criminality.
I presume that neither of these were veiled references to immigration status. Surely not.
Also, at risk of injecting fact into what surely would otherwise be a dialogue full of innuendo and baseless assertions, I point to one of many studies that demonstrate that crime and incarceration rates are lowest among immigrants – legal or otherwise.
http://www.policefoundation.org/pdf/strikingabalance/Appendix%20D.pdf
Ha ha, Karma at work.
@Dr – I think if you look more closely at the studies, you’ll find that *getting caught* is what is lower.
Also, at risk of injecting fact into what surely would otherwise be a dialogue full of innuendo and baseless assertions, I point to the actual crime map for Mountain View. https://www.crimereports.com Enter “113 Escuela Avenue, Mountain View, CA” in the search field. Take a look around the area then scroll to the other side of El Camino.
Are we paying for his hospital expenses?