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Redwood City Man Arrested in Menlo Park Tool Theft After $5,000 in Gear Recovered

A neighbor's 4:53 a.m. call led officers to a vehicle on Ringwood Avenue holding more than $5,000 in stolen tools.

Overview

  • Menlo Park police identified the suspect as 25-year-old Jose Quintanillaguevara of Redwood City.
  • Officers found him in a vehicle containing more than $5,000 in stolen tools from the construction site.
  • He was taken into custody without incident and booked into the county jail.
  • The theft targeted a home under construction in the 1000 block of Ringwood Avenue, according to police.
  • A second suspect fled the scene and remains at large as the investigation continues.