Date With 'Prostitute' Ends in Robbery, Assault, False Imprisonment in San Bruno: Police

SAN BRUNO, CA – A man who had arranged to meet a suspected prostitute in San Bruno over the weekend was robbed, threatened with a weapon and held against his will at a local hotel, police report.

According to San Bruno Police Lt. Troy Fry, the incident happened around 12:30 a.m. Saturday in the 900 block of El Camino Real.

"Officers determined that a subject had been robbed of money after a agreeing to meet a suspected prostitute at a hotel," Fry said in a news release Monday. "The suspect in this case threatened the victim with a knife and held him against his will during the course of the robbery."

The female suspect was later identified as 26-year-old Renette Gasio of San Francisco, according to Fry. She was ultimately arrested and booked into the San Mateo County jail on charges of robbery, assault with a deadly weapon, and false imprisonment, he said.

The man was uninjured in the ordeal, the lieutenant added.

Anyone with information related to the crime was asked to call San Bruno Police at 650-616-7100.

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