Abandoned vehicle suspected of theft on Berkeley Avenue, Menlo Park CA
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According to the dispatch call, a blue Volkswagen was found abandoned near Berkeley Avenue with the passenger door left open and some items missing. There are signs of possible theft or tampering with the vehicle.
Audio|Heard on: Menlo Park and Atherton Police Dispatch
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01:13
Transcript:
00:00
Robert 50, can you check 1150 for unoccupied as possible abandoned vehicle as well?
00:12
Thank you. Go ahead.
00:13
508. It's in front of near Berkeley Avenue off Bay Road and Van Buren.
00:19
No contact for the ERP.
00:20
It's a newer blue Volkswagen with license plate (number withheld).
00:23
Victor, 637.
00:25
It's clearly expired Volkswagen out of East Palo Alto.
00:31
Good. Good.
00:38
In some park there for a bit with some prior OMP sites.
00:42
Our piece advising, he thinks somebody may have gone through the vehicle because there was previously some property dangling from the rear mirror, but this morning it's gone. The passenger side door was left ajar.
00:52
The plate does not, or we don't have any contact with this vehicle in rims.
00:57
It checks first two so far, no report of ownership who lives in East Palo Alto.
01:04
50 back. The RP also thought maybe it would be a glass or mechanical issues.
01:08
It was a neighbor's daughter that had video of the vehicle smoking or having a mechanical problem recently.
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Location mentioned:
Berkeley Ave, Menlo Park, CA 94025
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