Crime & Safety
Juvenile's Cellphone Stolen While Texting Family Member
The kid was texting a family member when a man grabbed his cellphone and fled.
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By Bay City News Service
A suspect grabbed a cellphone from a juvenile who was walking in the North Fair Oaks neighborhood of unincorporated Redwood City on Tuesday, according to the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office.
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Dispatchers sent deputies at about 6:30 p.m. to the 400 block of MacArthur Avenue on a report of grand theft, sheriff’s officials said.
The juvenile was texting a family member when a man grabbed his cellphone and fled. The suspect, who deputies described as a man in his 20s, ran west on MacArthur and then south on Middlefield Road to a white Toyota Sienna van, according to the sheriff’s office.
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The suspect got in the van, which was last seen traveling north on Middlefield Road toward Douglas Avenue, sheriff’s officials said.
Anyone with more information about the case is being asked to get in touch with Detective Hector Acosta at (650) 363-4064 or by email at hacosta@smcgov.org. Callers can remain anonymous by calling (800) 547-2700.
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