By Victoria Franco. Bay City News.
The Palo Alto Police Department arrests a Redwood City teenager in connection with a phone robbery that occurred last year, but said Friday that they are still looking for a second suspect involved.
Police said their dispatch center received a call from a woman on March 14, 2022 at 9:41 a.m. alleging that two suspects had stolen her cell phone in the 2000 block of Webster Street.
After an investigation, police learned that the victim had been walking and talking on her cell phone when she allegedly noticed two men walking behind her for about two minutes.
Police said the woman heard running footsteps as the two suspects ran past her and one of them grabbed her cell phone from her hand.
The robbers ran across the street to a white four-door sedan that was parked around the corner and fled the area.
The woman said she last saw the car heading west on Santa Rita Avenue and ran back to her home to notify police.
Authorities ultimately said they responded to the area immediately but were unable to locate the suspects.
Extensive follow-up investigations by detectives resulted in the identification of one of the suspects, a 17-year-old male from Redwood City.
Police said he was arrested June 28 in the 500 block of Alden Street in Redwood City and taken to the Santa Clara County Juvenile Center. They said the robbery case will remain open until they can identify and arrest the second suspect.
Anyone with information related to the robbery is asked to contact the Palo Alto Police Department's 24-hour dispatch center at (650) 329-2413.
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