No questions will be asked for people who surrender their weapons. People can receive $100 in cash for handguns, shotguns or rifles.
No one was injured during the encounter on Wednesday and students and staff were sent home after the animal was sighted.
The suspect, a felon, also had an outstanding arrest warrant on suspicion of a probation violation.
The San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office is the first agency in CA to use the simulator, which is intended to aid in different responses.
Nathan Eric Rodriguez pleaded no contest to manslaughter in the Mar. 27 incident involving another gang.
The victim was found slumped over a bench with a pool of blood underneath him at the bust stop at 11 West Hillsdale Boulevard on May 14.
Officers found a 48-year-old man dead at a San Mateo bus stop Saturday.
Fireworks were able to quickly extinguish the blaze, but the department says fireworks could easily ignite dry vegetation.
A police investigation of a suspicious death at a San Mateo bus stop prompted the closure of southbound lanes of El Camino Real Saturday.
Law enforcement agencies allege the group used a nonprofit to launder money, arrested seven and seized, guns, motorcycles, drugs and cash.
After both suspects were taken into custody, police located burglary tools, methamphetamine and stolen property in their possession, police
Police were looking for a suspect who robbed a group of teenagers at gunpoint early Saturday morning.
The October 2020 shooting at a San Mateo home left a man dead and his 2-year-old son shot in the face.
A Daly City man has been arrested in connection with exposing himself to a ride share driver on Wednesday.
Ronald Galatolo posted bail Tuesday. He faces charges that include tax evasion, public corruption and perjury.
The mountain lions were spotted at least three times on Kingridge Drive this week.
Sheriff Carlos Bolanos called the staffing situation “the worst I have experienced in my entire forty-plus years of law enforcement."
The training program educates sheriff's deputies on how to de-escalate situations where a person is going through a psychiatric emergency.
The San Mateo Police Department said that officers found an unregistered, loaded AR-15 containing 38 rounds during a traffic stop.
On Saturday, San Mateo residents can have fire alarms checked or installed by a team of trained Red Cross volunteers.
Annette Bingham received the Forensic Partner Award, recognizing her work for the department in digital evidence examinations
Three men were arrested on suspicion of attempted grand theft after the officer saw them in a parking lot at the Hillsdale Shopping Center.
Police are asking for help finding a man who carjacked a woman while fleeing from officers in San Mateo Thursday.
Students and staff at three San Mateo schools were asked to stay inside while detectives looked for a carjacking suspect.
The 17-year-old was cited for unsafe speed and driving alone with a provisional driver’s license, according to police.
The person was trespassing on the tracks south of the station, according to the agency. The incident happened just before 2 p.m.
Police responded to a call of a drowned male at 1:39 a.m. Tuesday at the Bay Trail at Harbor View Park.
SMPD said that the firearms and gun parts were both serialized and unserialized, meaning "ghost guns."
A 44-year-old San Mateo resident was charged with assaulting a police officer with a firearm.
The man was boated safely to shore and was not injured. See photos of the rescue.
Officers responded to a report of a subject on foot who shot at a vehicle near the area of S. Norfolk Street and Kehoe Avenue.
Michael Traurig was arrested in Los Angeles, where he faces another sexual assault charge.
Officers fatally shot a man armed with two airsoft guns at San Francisco International Airport earlier this month.
As officers were placing handcuffs on the suspect, he became "anxious and tensed" and told them there was a gun in the car, police said.
The San Mateo County Sheriff's Office on Thursday morning arrested a man on suspicion of attempted murder.
A Mountain View man was charged with attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon in connection with a shooting that occurred Dec. 20.
After a brief vehicle pursuit, officers in San Bruno recovered a self-made semi-automatic pistol that was tossed out of a moving car.
A 37-year-old transient died on Thursday after a confrontation with police officers near the SFO BART station entrance at the airport.
Investigators seized multiple guns, thousands of rounds of ammunition, a suppressor attachment and more.
The 16-year-old boys were each charged with assault with a firearm, attempted robbery and conspiracy to commit a crime.