Menlo College students arrested for backpack thefts
ATHERTON, Calif. Raphael Daniel Bettan and Ryan Goodman, both 18, were arrested on
suspicion of grand theft after a security guard saw them each take backpacks
that were left unattended at Menlo School, Atherton police Sgt. Sherman Hall
said.
Menlo College and Menlo School are located on the same campus on
Valparaiso Avenue, Hall said.
Bettan and Goodman were seen picking up the unattended bags and
taking them to a nearby grove of trees, Hall said.
Security officers apprehended the suspects and called police.
Two iPads and other electronic items believed to have been stolen
were later found in the boys' dormitory, Hall said.
Police are investigating whether Bettan and Goodman are
responsible for other thefts that had recently been reported on campus, Hall
said.