San Mateo CA: ARRESTED - Three Suspects Arressted for Robbery

San Mateo, CA Police Department

Monday January 5th, 2015 :: 05:12 p.m. PST

SMPD MEDIA AND COMMUNITY ALERT: Three Suspects Arrested for Robbery

MEDIA RELEASE / COMMUNITY ALERT

FROM THE CITY of SAN MATEO POLICE DEPARTMENT

Three Suspects Arrested Following Purse Snatch at Bridgepoint Shopping Center

On Sunday, January 4th at about 7:30 PM, a 58-year-old Foster City resident was walking to her parked vehicle in the parking lot of the Bridgepointe Shopping Center. She was approached by a male suspect who grabbed her purse and tried to pull it away from her. The two began to struggle for control of the purse until the victim was knocked to the ground. The suspect fled with the victim’s purse, entering a black Mercedes that was waiting nearby. Thanks to a group of alert witnesses in the area, the license plate of the vehicle was provided via 911 and then broadcast to police officers throughout San Mateo County.

Officers of the Redwood City Police Department later located the suspect vehicle in an alleyway near Rolison Road, still occupied by three subjects. The vehicle and occupants were detained while the victim of the robbery was transported to the scene. The victim positively identified one of the suspects as the man who took her purse and he was arrested by SMPD. A subsequent search of the vehicle recovered the contents and various personal items from the stolen purse.

Arrested:
Jose Gomez, Age 21, from Redwood City
Booked for 212.5 (c) PC, 186.22, 182, 3056 PC

Also Arrested:
Edgar Garcia, Age 24 from Redwood City
Vincente Chavez, Age 18 from Redwood City
Booked for 212.5 (c), 186.22, 182 PC


MESSAGE TO OUR COMMUNITY
Once again, the willingness of our community to get involved and look out for one another proved invaluable as it did in this case and we continue to be grateful of our community’s efforts as our extra “eyes and ears.” This case is closed and these subjects are in jail thanks in no small part to the witnesses who called 911 immediately.

For your safety and that of your loved ones, your San Mateo Police Department asks that you remain vigilant and always be aware of your surroundings. Don’t hesitate to report suspicious persons or activity via 911. Trust your instincts and when in doubt, call us and report what you see. Stand up for the good of our community. Through this collaboration with your police department we will work together to keep our neighborhoods safe.

MEDIA FOLLOW-UP
SMPD does not have available booking photos – for booking photos, please contact the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office at pio@smcgov.org
For follow-up questions regarding this incident, please contact the San Mateo County District Attorney’s Office.

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San Mateo, CA 94403

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