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Prowler Climbs Fence at Safeway Services

Milpitas Police arrested a San Jose man on Monday after he climbed over a fence at Safeway Services and was caught trying to steal things.

Officers responded to the business' alarm at 11:47 p.m. on the 200 block of Houret Drive, according to police reports. They found Otis Hart, 59, of San Jose in a fenced area behind the business. He was arrested after he tried to flee over a barbed-wire fence carrying items belonging to Safeway.

Hart was booked into Santa Clara County Main Jail for prowling, theft and trespassing, according to police.

Anyone with information should call Milpitas Police Department at 408-586-2400; report it anonymously at 408-586-2500, or at the department's website.


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