Crime & Safety
Police Log, Oct. 1-4: Boy Pushed, Robbed of iPhone After School
The following information was supplied by the San Mateo Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
Monday, Oct. 1, 2012
6:58 a.m. - Auto Burglary - 3000 LOS PRADOS - Tools were stolen from a white van painted with "Alpine Mechanical."
9:06 a.m. - Suspicious Vehicle Stop - E 4TH AV/S SAN MATEO DR - A man wearing a gas mask with what turned out to be an inactive grenade was stopped in a maroon truck.
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12:14 p.m. - Theft - 100 S KINGSTON ST - Theft of back license plate.
7:45 p.m. - Robbery - 2100 KEHOE AV - A boy was pushed after school and his iPhone and iPod Nano were taken.
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Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2012
4:15 p.m. - Auto Burglary - 200 W 39TH AV - An employee saw suspects trying to break into her white Toyota Camry.
5:58 p.m. - Hit-and-Run - BAKER WY/FASHION ISLAND - The black Chrysler involved was still there but the driver left the scene.
8:43 p.m. - Suspicious Circumstances - 200 CLARK DR - A man said somebody opened the back window to his house and a screen was thrown in the backyard.
Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012
8:33 a.m. - Stolen Vehicle - 400 N AMPHLETT BL - A white '96 dump truck was last seen Monday night.
10:54 a.m. - Residential Burglary - 1800 HEMLOCK AV - A neighbor said the garage door was open and things have been moved around while the residents weren't home.
1:22 p.m. - Theft - 300 HILLSDALE MALL - Six cell phones were taken.
8:35 p.m. - Theft - 2200 BRIDGEPOINTE PKY - Two suspects were seen shoplifting and leaving with a bag full of property.
10:36 p.m. - Auto Burglary - 2200 BRIDGEPOINTE PKY - Vehicle was locked, locks were broken.
Thursday, Oct. 4, 2012
6:26 p.m. - Theft - 0 LYONRIDGE LN - Someone came into the victim's garage and stole a bike, then drove away in a blue van.
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