"EAST PALO ALTO - A Peninsula man was arrested in connection with a robbery in East Palo Alto and an attempted robbery in Palo Alto on Sunday, according to authorities. The robbery happened at Jack Farrell Park in East Palo Alto and the attempted robbery happened near the intersection of Lytton Avenue and Webster Street in Palo Alto, the East Palo Alto and Palo Alto police departments said in a joint news release. Both incidents were reported around 10:15 a.m. Sunday."
"The victim in the East Palo Alto robbery, a boy, told police three people armed with handguns robbed him of personal belongings. One of the suspects smashed the boy's phone on the ground, breaking it and delaying his call to police, according to authorities. In the Palo Alto incident, a man "presented a firearm" and told a woman in her 30s to hand over her purse, police said."
"Palo Alto police officers spotted a Kia near the intersection of University and Woodland avenues and tried to conduct a traffic stop. The driver instead sped away. The officers pursued the Kia to the intersection of University Avenue and Donohoe Street, where it was involved in a hit-and-run collision, according to authorities. The driver of the other vehicle was taken to an area hospital with minor injuries. The Kia came to a stop a short distance away."
"Police said two suspects ran from the car and escaped while a third, a 20-year-old Redwood City man, stayed at the scene. He was identified as the suspect in the Palo Alto attempted robbery, according to authorities. Police said officers discovered the Kia was stolen in Suisun City. A search of the car also yielded a replica firearm and property that was stolen in the East Palo Alto robbery."
Robberies were reported around 10:15 a.m.: one at Jack Farrell Park in East Palo Alto and an attempted purse robbery near Lytton Avenue and Webster Street in Palo Alto. A boy said three people armed with handguns robbed him and one suspect smashed his phone, delaying his call to police. In Palo Alto, a man presented a firearm and demanded a woman's purse; he allowed her to remove some items but left in a green Kia Soul. Officers pursued the Kia, which fled, collided in a hit-and-run and stopped nearby. Two suspects ran and escaped while a 20-year-old Redwood City man stayed and was identified as the Palo Alto attempted robbery suspect. Officers found the Kia was stolen from Suisun City and recovered a replica firearm and property stolen in the East Palo Alto robbery. Neither victim was physically injured.
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