Crime & Safety
Crime Blotter: Parent Tracks Stolen Bike
The following information was supplied by the San Mateo Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2011
8:54 a.m. – Theft – A theft was reported at Hillsdale Mall.
10:59 a.m. – Suspicious Circumstance – A person in the 1200 block of Shoreline Drive reported getting a suspicious phone call from someone claiming to be with the Social Security office.
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3:33 p.m. – Hit-and-Run – A hit-and-run was reported in the area of Second Avenue and South San Mateo Drive.
5:15 p.m. – Found Property – A purse was found in the 200 block of Franklin Parkway.
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6:39 p.m. – Suspicious Circumstance – A resident in the 800 block of North El Camino Real reported his or her daughter’s window appeared to have been pried; the back door of the residence also had pry marks.
8:18 p.m. – Disturbance – A man in khaki shorts was reportedly hitting the side-view mirrors of parked cars in the 3200 block of Casa De Campo.
10:25 p.m. – Vehicle Accident – A two-vehicle crash blocked the intersection of North El Camino Real and Peninsula Avenue.
Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2011
7:03 a.m. – Burglary – Police took a report of an auto burglary in the 4000 block of Alameda de Las Pulgas.
8:13 a.m. – Burglary – Police took a report of a commercial burglary in the 600 block of Alameda de Las Pulgas.
3:03 p.m. – Suspicious Circumstance – A man used a fake ID at the pharmacy of the Walgreens in the 100 block of East Third Avenue.
7:22 p.m. – Traffic Hazard – A tree fell partially onto the roadway in the 200 block of South Humboldt Street.
Thursday, September 22, 2011
9:52 a.m. – Vehicle Accident – A bicyclist and vehicle collided in the area of East Fourth Avenue and South San Mateo Drive; no major injuries were reported.
2:45 p.m. – Fraud – Police took a report of fraud in the first block of West 39th Avenue.
5:57 p.m. – Vehicle Accident – A red Hyundai collided with another car in the area of Ninth Avenue and South Claremont Street.
6:18 p.m. – Vehicle Accident – A motorcycle and vehicle collided in the area of 20th Avenue and South El Camino Real; no major injuries were reported.
6:50 p.m. – Disturbance – A person notified police of finding his or her son’s stolen bike; the reporting party was with a subject who reportedly purchased the bike from the thief.
7:53 p.m. – DUI – A drunken driver was reported in the 2200 block of Bridgepointe Parkway.
9:19 p.m. – Burglary – A bicycle was stolen from the secured garage of a home in the first block of 26th Place.
