San Mateo Police arrest two suspects for attempt residential burglary
SAN MATEO POLICE ARREST SUSPECTS IN ATTEMPT RESIDENTIAL BURGLARY
On 8-15-13, at 6:10am, Officers were dispatched to the 1400 block of Hemlock Avenue on an attempt residential burglary. The victim was at home when he heard someone knocking on his front door. Within a few seconds, the victim then heard the suspect trying to open the locked front door. The victim looked through a front door side window and was able to see a male subject still trying to enter through the front door. The victim yelled out from behind the door and asked the male suspect what he was doing at which time the suspect fled the area. The victim was able to provide our dispatchers with a suspect description and officers arrived in to the area within minutes. Officers contacted two subjects walking away from the victim residence, one of which matched the description provided by the victim (suspect Jones). Jones was positively identified and subsequently placed under arrest for the attempt residential burglary. The second suspect (Watson) walking away with Jones was also arrested. Both Jones and Watson were later booked in to San Mateo County Jail.
A quick police response and timely arrest in this case would not have been possible without the willingness of an observant witness to call San Mateo Police Department about this crime in progress. Alert residence/witnesses are responsible, in part, for the successful arrests by the San Mateo Police Department in crimes such as the one above!!
TWO ARRESTED SUSPECTS ARE:
Alphonso JONES, 19 years old, Oakland
Leon WATSON, 18 years old, Oakland
There is currently no photo available of the suspects at this time. Photos (if available) can be obtained from [email protected]. This is still an open and active investigation being followed up on by detective bureau.
If anybody has additional information about the above described incident or any other crimes occurring in San Mateo, please contact any of the below listed numbers:
San Mateo Police Dept. Investigations: 650-522-7650
Secret Witness Line: 650-522-7676
Text Anonymously: 650-262-3473
Non-emergency calls: 650-522-7700
Any follow up questions can be directed to my e-mail at [email protected]
NEIGBORHOOD WATCH REMINDER:
Please help us make your neighborhood safer. Report all criminal and/or suspicious behavior and consider joining a neighborhood watch program if you or your block is not currently part of the program. For additional information about the City Of San Mateo Neighborhood Watch Program, call Sergeant Dave Norris at (650) 522-7626 or Lt. Ted Gonzales at (650) 522-7687.
Address/Location
San Mateo, CA Police Department
200 Franklin Pkwy
San Mateo, CA 94403
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 650-522-7700
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