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MEDIA RELEASE / COMMUNITY ALERT
CITY of SAN MATEO POLICE DEPARTMENT
200 Franklin Parkway, San Mateo, CA 94403
www.cityofsanmateo.org


SMPD Detectives Need the Community’s Help – Robbery Investigation

Friday, December 31st – about 9:30 pm:

A 57 year-old Male Burlingame Resident was accosted by two suspects while he stood in the area of the northbound bus stop on El Camino Real at 37th Ave. in San Mateo. Both suspects wore ski-masks and one of the suspects was armed with a knife. The victim was robbed of some belongings, but not injured. SMPD was unable to receive the information about this crime until the following day.

SMPD Detectives are looking for community assistance in this case.
• This incident occurred on Monday evening, New Year’s Eve, at about 9:30 pm.
• The location of the incident was the area of the northbound bus stop at the northeast corner of the intersection of 37th Ave. and El Camino Real. 37th Ave. is the first controlled intersection on El Camino between Hillsdale Boulevard and the Belmont border.
• The suspects in this case were two male suspects wearing ski masks – both subjects were of medium height and build, and were wearing baggy jeans.
• A dark colored vehicle may have been associated with the suspects – the vehicle was last seen headed south (towards Belmont) on El Camino Real.

Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to contact the SMPD Investigations Bureau at the following numbers:

SMPD Investigations Bureau: 522-7650

SMPD Secret Witness Hotline: 522-7676

Anonymous Text to SMPD: 262-3473


BE A GOOD WITNESS

Please take responsibility if you see something that needs police attention and call us. Often victims of crime are too afraid, ambivalent, or unable to report crimes in progress. Help us maintain the safety of our community by being our “eyes and ears” –

• Call us on 911 for emergencies and crimes-in-progress.
• For mobile phones or non-emergencies, please have our non-emergency phone number programmed into your phone: 650-522-7700.
• Anyone with information on current investigations or ongoing crime trends is encouraged to contact the San Mateo Police Department at the phone numbers for SMPD Investigations above.




NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH
Many SMPD arrests this past year would not have been possible or made as quickly without the alert observations of a helpful neighbor. Please help us make your neighborhood safer and take a stand against crime. Please report all criminal behavior, join a neighborhood watch program, and help anyone that might fall victim to a crime. If a Neighborhood Watch doesn’t exist on your block, you can start one with help from SMPD. For additional information about the City of San Mateo Neighborhood Watch Program, call Sergeant Dave Norris at (650)522-7626 or visit our web http://www.cityofsanmateo.org/index.aspx?NID=675 .


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