PALO ALTO – For the second time this month, a burglar broke into an occupied home in Palo Alto, police said.
Authorities are investigating if the latest incident is connected to the previous burglary, as well as four prowling cases that were reported over the holiday weekend.
The most recent burglary occurred at 2 a.m. Monday in the 1300 block of Forest Avenue. Later that day, a resident called police after noticing four handbags were missing from the dining room table. She reviewed surveillance footage and saw a person she did not know enter the home through an unlocked back door, police said.
The person then walked into the