Man Beaten By Suspects in North Fair Oaks Attempted Robbery

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By Bay City News Service

Several suspects beat a man up Tuesday night during an attempted robbery in the North Fair Oaks area, according to the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office.

The 39-year-old victim told investigators he was walking east on Fifth Avenue around 10:30 p.m. beneath the overhead train tracks near Williams Avenue when he was attacked by three men, sheriff’s officials said.

The suspects tried to take the victim’s cellphone, searched his waist area and punched and kicked him until he fell to the ground.

When he began yelling for help, the suspects ran away and were last seen running east on Fifth Avenue toward Middlefield Road. The victim suffered minor injuries to his face, upper torso and knees, sheriff’s officials said.

The three suspects involved in the attack were described as Hispanic men around 19 to 20 years old. One was clean-shaven with a thin build and was wearing a black hooded sweatshirt and khaki pants, according to the sheriff’s office.

A fourth suspect might also have acted as a lookout. He was described as a clean-shaven white man with black hair in a ponytail around 26 to 27 years old who was wearing a white tank top.

Anyone with information on the attack is asked to contact Detective Hector Acosta at (650) 363-4064 or hacosta@smcgov.org. Anonymous tips can be made by calling (800) 547-2700.