Oakland man who repeatedly attacked Google HQ charged with arson - CNET

An Oakland resident has been charged with one count of arson after being allegedly linked to multiple attacks at Google's headquarters in Mountain View, Califoia.

The Mountain View Police Department arrested Raul Murillo Diaz, 30, of Oakland, Califoia on June 30, after his vehicle was spotted at Google HQ (also known as the "Googleplex") around midnight. His car, a 2004 gray Volkswagen Touareg, was previously caught on security tape involving three other criminal incidents at the campus.

Diaz mentioned Google, Google co-founder and CEO Larry Page and Facebook several times during his police interview, according to an affidavit filed last week in US District Court for the Northe District of Califoia. Diaz said he carried out these attacks because he felt that "Google was watching him and that made him upset." He also kept jouals of all the times he suspected the company was watching him.

Diaz told police he intended to carry out a shooting the night of June 30 had he not been stopped. A cylindrical device was also in his vehicle, according to the affidavit. Though Diaz said the object was used for target practice, the bomb squad that was later called in said it was an unfinished explosive device.