Crime & Public Safety

Miami Man Held After Stolen Small Plane Lands on Northern California Beach

The pilot left the plane nose-down in the sand and walked away, but witnesses gave police a description.
Miami Man Held After Stolen Small Plane Lands on Northern California Beach
In this photo provided by the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office, is a stolen plane that crashed on the beach in Half Moon Bay, Calif., on Feb. 8, 2024. San Mateo County Sheriff's Office via AP
Marc Olson
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A Miami man was arrested Feb. 8 on suspicion of theft after landing a small plane on a beach in Half Moon Bay, in Northern California, then walking away.

The single-engine plane landed nose-down just south of Poplar Beach at about 5 p.m., the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release. The beach is about 30 miles south of San Francisco.
Marc Olson
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Marc J. Olson is a longtime Southern California journalist who has worked at the San Diego Tribune, Orange County Register, and Los Angeles Times. He is originally from Minneapolis.
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