Crime & Safety
Masked Suspects Rob SamTrans Rider at Gunpoint
Selections from the police blotter from Jan. 14 through Jan. 16
Friday, Jan. 14
12:40am A guest at Travelodge on South Airport Boulevard called police saying that a man with a gun in his waist band was walking around near one of the hotel rooms.
12:44am Three female suspects stole beer from 7-Eleven on El Camino Real and took off in a Toyota Corolla. The caller reported that the same three women had stolen beer from the store last week.
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7:11pm Two subjects, one male and one female, wearing masks and hats, held up a SamTrans rider at gunpoint on the 390 bus near Kaiser on El Camino Real. They reportedly took the victim’s phone and money before getting off the bus.
Saturday, Jan. 15
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10:02am A caller reported a case of arson at the Skyline View Apartments on Callan Boulevard, where an unknown object was set on fire in one of the stairwells overnight.
2:35pm Starbucks employees called police when a male customer at the Grand Avenue location caused a disturbance, yelling at baristas and making racial slurs.
2:55pm SSFPD conferred with San Bruno police when a male arrived at the San Bruno station after having been carjacked at the car wash on South Spruce and Huntington Avenues. The male suspect reportedly dropped the victim off at the BART station and then took off in his blue Honda Civic.
Sunday, Jan. 16
12:04am Police sent a cover unit to a house on Railroad Avenue, where a man reported seeing and hearing people outside his windows. He suspected that they were trying to break in.
7:36am On Appian Way, a man reported that he was assaulted by a tall, heavyset man in a dark hat and jeans who had a knife. The subject attempted to steal the victim’s laptop while he parked his car.
4:19pm Officers assisted a man who was standing in the street near Susie Way. The man, who looked to be 19 to 20 years old, was spotted trying to slit his wrists with a blade in the middle of the street.
5:08pm A man wearing army fatigues and red headphones near the intersection of El Camino Real and Ponderosa Road reportedly walked in and out of the 7-Eleven and neighboring laundromat repeatedly, harassing customers and yelling loudly.
