Crime & Safety

Tanforan Mall Worker Robbed; Suspect Arrested

The suspect stole the employee's personal items and store merchandise, San Bruno police said.

Man arrested following alleged assault, robbery of Tanforan Mall employee in San Bruno, CA.
Man arrested following alleged assault, robbery of Tanforan Mall employee in San Bruno, CA. (Courtesy of San Bruno Police Department)

SAN BRUNO, CA — A San Francisco man was arrested Saturday after being stopped by officers following an alleged robbery and assault of a store employee at The Shops at Tanforan in San Bruno, according to authorities.

Police were called at 11:11 a.m. to a business within the mall, at 1150 El Camino Real, where a worker reported being robbed of personal items, as well as store merchandise, the San Bruno Police Department said.

The suspect, later identified as Arneliasami Trinidad, 21, reportedly fled the scene, but was arrested following a traffic stop, police said.

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Trinidad was booked at the San Mateo County Jail for robbery-related charges, the department said.

Anyone with any additional information can contact the San Bruno police at (650) 616-7100 or by email: sbpdtipline@sanbruno.ca.gov. Information can be left anonymously.

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