Police in Palo Alto are investigating the theft of four gun security cabinets containing 35 firearms from the garage of a home that occurred Tuesday.
At 6:46 a.m. Tuesday, police received a call about a residential burglary that had just occurred in the 700 block of Garland Drive.
Police said the suspect or suspects entered the unlocked garage of a home overnight while the family slept inside and stole the cabinets.
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The suspects did not try to enter the residential area of the home, police said.
The victim, a man in his 50s, reported 35 guns consisting of shotguns, rifles and two pistols were stolen, according to police.
The weapons were unloaded and were registered. No ammunition was stolen.
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Investigators were able to recover surveillance video from nearby homes that showed a possible suspect vehicle in the area of the victim's residence at 4:24 a.m.
