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MOUNTAIN VIEW —A man was arrested on March 22nd after an Mountain View Police Department patrol officer noticed him prowling near parked cars.
According to MVP, “Around 10:50 p.m., officers on patrol in the parking structure on the 800 block of California Street noticed a man pull into a parking space, get out of his car, and begin crawling between parked vehicles.”
The officer identified himself to the suspect who was later identified as 28-year-old Modesto resident Rafael Alejandro Rodriguez Trinidad. Trinidad was arrested and booked into the Santa Clara County Jail for prowling and for tampering with a motor vehicle.
The department also made another arrest just days prior at a separate location where a suspect was apprehended after stealing items from a motor vehicle.
According to Mountain View Police, two suspects were detained and details of a crime spree throughout the South Bay began to unfold, with the identity of the suspects being held pending further investigation.
Both suspects were arrested for prowling. Officers discovered a glass breaking tool in the driver’s possession during a brief field search of the suspect.
