Botched Robbery, Subsequent Hit-and-Run Leads to Arrest

A 20-year-old man was arrested after an attempted robbery and a hit-and-run in Pacifica on Monday evening, police said.

At about 7:40 p.m. Monday, Pacifica police officers responded to reports of a suspect trying to rob a group of people in their car in the 400 block of Roberts Road.

Officers found that a suspect, later identified by police as Pacifica resident Padraig Michael Hughes, allegedly approached a vehicle and demanded money from those inside while he reached in his waistband as if he was grabbing for a weapon.

After being confronted by a man in the passenger seat, the suspect returned to his own vehicle without taking any money from the victims, according to police.

The victims’ vehicle was then struck by the suspect’s car as he left the scene, heading south on Roberts Road toward Crespi Drive, police said.

The suspect allegedly returned to the same area while the victims were waiting for police to arrive. The victims then trailed him to Pacifica’s Sharp Park area, police said.

Officers arrived and identified Hughes as the suspect. He was subsequently taken into custody and booked into San Mateo County Jail on suspicion of attempted robbery and hit-and-run, according to police.

--Bay City News Service