On Thursday evening, a 50-year-old man from Florida was arrested after allegedly stealing a small plane from Palo Alto Airport and making an emergency landing on a beach just south of Poplar Beach in Half Moon Bay. Witnesses spotted the plane landing on the beach, and there were no reports of injuries. The San Mateo Sheriff's Office has deputies on the scene, and the investigation is ongoing. The suspect, identified as a Miami-Dade resident, was apprehended within minutes of landing.
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A 50-year-old Florida man is suspected of stealing a small plane from Palo Alto Airport on Thursday, ditching it on a beach near Half Moon Bay and walking away. https://t.co/2c7WyTSDcG
Police in California arrested a man for allegedly stealing a small aircraft before crashing onto a beach and leaving the scene. https://t.co/AANIOQnEi1
The San Mateo Sheriff's Office and Palo Alto police continue their investigation into a stolen plane that landed at a Half Moon Bay beach. https://t.co/SDGSyRP4wp https://t.co/SDGSyRP4wp
A man has been arrested after stealing a plane from Palo Alto Airport in California and making an emergency landing on a nearby beach. https://t.co/zOXDIHz9y2 https://t.co/BhxEjQbQC7
A Florida man has been arrested after he was accused of stealing a small plane Thursday, ditching it on a beach near Half Moon Bay and walking away, authorities say. https://t.co/KmZWNG8ttk https://t.co/93NjIyS56M
Police in California arrested a Miami man for allegedly stealing a small aircraft before crashing onto a beach and leaving the scene. https://t.co/ztWvHJAbOz https://t.co/qXGnbDg4oj
NEW VIDEO shows when a man lands a stolen plane from the Palo Alto Airport onto a Half Moon Bay Beach Thursday afternoon. @SMCSheriff says the 50-year-old suspect walked away but was arrested shortly after. Video: Julia B @abc7newsbayarea https://t.co/2sUnkWFV0V https://t.co/0u30FLuKaC
UPDATE: Florida man arrested, accused of stealing the plane from the Palo Alto Airport then ditching it on Poplar Beach in San Mateo County. Latest on @nbcbayarea at 11am. https://t.co/Ykl6NkRUcu
LIVE VIDEO: @gingerconejero is live at 6:36 with the latest on a Florida man who was arrested after he was accused of stealing a small plane, ditching it on a beach near Half Moon Bay and walking away. https://t.co/hpEb5CuLBy https://t.co/Rm1sFrdmHy
LIVE VIDEO: A Florida man has been arrested after he was accused of stealing a small plane, ditching it on a beach near Half Moon Bay and walking away. @gingerconejero is live at 5:36 with the details. https://t.co/YhGFInAjbv https://t.co/kmxP4AiVqO
A Miami man has been arrested after he allegedly stole a small aircraft, crashed it onto a California beach and fled the scene. Here are the latest details. https://t.co/tOxJBkxPcY
Florida man arrested on suspicion of stealing plane after making emergency landing on Half Moon Bay beach https://t.co/XiszctiIe7
#DEVELOPING Man arrested for stealing a plane in Palo Alto and then making an emergency landing with it on a beach in Half Moon Bay MORE: https://t.co/IPXFByc35b. @nbcbayarea https://t.co/zizYTCWWYG
UPDATE: A man is arrested after stolen plane lands on a beach near Half Moon Bay, sheriff says. https://t.co/9iDFxfDNDW
San Mateo County Sheriff's Office confirms a man stole the plane from Palo Alto Airport and landed just south of Poplar Beach. The suspect walked away and was arrested within minutes. https://t.co/O6VtwL6a8c
UPDATE: A Florida man has been arrested after a stolen plane crash-landed on a Half Moon Bay beach. The plane was allegedly stolen out of Palo Alto. https://t.co/cNzhPUamvU
STOLEN PLANE: @SMCSheriff confirms a man stole this plane from Palo Alto Airport & landed just south of Poplar Beach. Authorities say the suspect, a 50-yr-old man from Miami-Dade, walked away & was arrested within minutes. Vid: SMCSO @abc7newsbayarea https://t.co/W8MgoiVJt7 https://t.co/NIRClMymnR
A single engine plane made an emergency landing in #HalfMoonBay just south of Poplar Beach. @SMCSheriff confirms the plane was stolen from Palo Alto and then landed abruptly on the sand. A 50 year old man from Florida is in custody. https://t.co/tC0kORbZ3C
San Mateo County Sheriff's officers have confirmed that they are investigating an emergency landing by a small plane on a beach near the Ritz-Carlton Half Moon Bay Thursday evening. https://t.co/2c7WyTSDcG
View from @nbcbayarea SkyRanger after small plane lands on the beach just north of Half Moon Bay. No reports of injuries. No word on why the plane had to land on the beach. https://t.co/YqfeJHiDG7
#BREAKING A small airplane landed on the beach in San Mateo County just north of Half Moon Bay. No reports of injuries. The plane is registered out of San Mateo County. It was spotted landing on the beach by witnesses. The San Mateo Sheriff has deputies on scene. @nbcbayarea https://t.co/tkmEgRx8jS