Palo Alto, CA -- Four residential burglaries occurred throughout the City on November 29, between the hours of 7am and 3pm. One other residential burglary was attempted during the same time period. The burglaries were discovered on the 400 block of El Capitan Place, the 2400 block of Chabot Terrace, the 2000 block of Edgewood Drive and the 4000 block of Ben Lomond Drive. The attempted burglary was also on the 2000 block of Edgewood Drive . The common items taken in all of these cases were jewelry and electronics. In three of the cases, entrance was made through open doors or windows.

The Police Department also received several solicitor calls and suspicious person calls throughout the City. Police officers patrolled neighborhoods and contacted some of the solicitors located.

The Palo Alto Police want to remind residents that burglaries are still occurring throughout the City, although at a much reduced rate than we've seen in the recent past. We also want to thank the citizens who notified the police concerning illegal solicitors and suspicious people. Remember, if approached by persons claiming to work for the City of Palo Alto or solicitors collecting monies or selling items such as magazines, feel free to request City of Palo Alto identification from City employees, or a City of Palo Alto permit from solicitors.

The police continually ask the public to call the police when suspicious activity occurs in your community. Notify close neighbors when leaving for extended periods of time. Get to know your neighbors and their daily habits. Be a good witness and write down license numbers and physical descriptions of suspicious persons, and most important, contact the police as soon as possible when crimes occur.

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