Police were able to use a license plate reader to find the vehicle the suspect allegedly used to leave the scene. Investigators eventually identified the suspect as a Washington state man who allegedly traveled to San Jose for the Super Bowl game between the Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots.
Downtown Willow Glen, a small strip of shops along Lincoln Avenue, has experienced about 30 reports of vandalism and theft since June, according to San Jose Police Department data. Some of those incidents included more serious burglaries. The data includes two incidents at Icicles and Ume Tea early this month, or a break-in at Sushi Arashi last month. Those numbers pale in comparison to other areas like Santa Clara Street in downtown San Jose, with about 70 reports of break-ins and thefts between North Almaden Boulevard and South Eighth Street in the same time frame.