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  • San Mateo man accused of threatening to kill stranger with kitchen knife

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πŸ“° News we're reading

β€’ Kitchen Knife-Wielding Man Threatens To Kill Stranger: Police (patch.com) β€” San Mateo residents are learning more about a frightening confrontation on Peninsula Avenue, where police say a local man allegedly waved a kitchen knife and threatened to kill a stranger walking down the street. Officers quickly tracked the suspect to a nearby apartment complex, arrested him, and booked him into San Mateo County Jail on suspicion of criminal threats and brandishing a deadly weapon.
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