A Daly City man is accused of raping a woman in San Mateo and threatening her life while attempting to extort her for money.
A Hayward man was arrested in Fremont Sunday after police allege he stole perfume from a San Mateo Macy's and tussled with loss prevention.
Three police departments are asking for money to create a retail theft task force focused on three of the region's shopping centers.
Heading into the Labor Day weekend, officers in San Mateo will be checking vehicles for impaired drivers.
Police said two of the suspects were under 18, including a 13-year-old boy from San Mateo.
Four people — ages 13, 17, 18 and 20 — were arrested and charged, San Mateo police said.
Police said the two men from San Francisco were wanted in connection with burglaries and other crimes.
Following a confirmed mountain lion sighting Friday in San Mateo, a neighbor found a bobcat in their backyard Sunday evening.
Officers doing a random compliance check said they discovered nearly 6,300 illegal vape cartridges.
The county's second mountain lion sighting of the week was reported Friday morning in San Mateo.
Detectives believe the same man may be responsible for two gropings in as many days in Millbrae, prompting additional patrols in the area.
A robbery suspect led officers in a foot chase Sunday, weaving through streets and jumping fences before leaping into a lagoon.
Federal prosecutors allege the office manager for a San Francisco law firm wrote hundreds of unauthorized checks over several years.
Police are searching for three men who they believe are connected to three house barglaries last month in San Mateo.
The daughter told her dad that she was being followed by a black car. He went to her rescue and was threatened with a knife and hit by a car
Police allege a Pacifica man fatally stabbed a woman at a San Mateo apartment on Wednesday and uploaded a video of the crime to Facebook.
Police said the trio used a stolen vehicle to travel to a mall where two suspects were caught in the act trying to steal merchandise.
A San Mateo woman who was kidnapped last November was released by her captors Friday and is due to return home.
A staff member at a San Mateo summer camp faces multiple criminal charges, including allegations of lewd acts with a child under 14.
A man suspected in a string of break-ins around San Mateo was caught over the weekend, and investigators believe he may be linked to others.
San Mateo officers will be patrolling for illegal fireworks use and writing costly citations for violators through the holiday.
Four young people were arrested on suspicion of burglary Saturday after thousands of dollars worth of Legos were stolen in San Mateo.
Police said one of the incidents involved a knife and officers discovered a gun while making one of the arrests.
According to San Mateo police, a man hired to do work by a contractor randomly attacked a stranger with a hammer on Tuesday afternoon.
According to police, an Oakland man stole cash registers from a flower shop the night after burglarizing a store a few doors down.
The two rescues near the San Mateo Bridge were actually two incidents that occurred within minutes of each other.
Police believe the suspect is armed and consider him dangerous.
Police describe the injuries as serious.
An altercation escalated from a fight to a shooting.
Police said a man broke through a locked door and entered a stranger's apartment before fleeing early Friday morning.
Police said a convicted felon armed with a handgun led them on a chase this week while driving a stolen vehicle.
A man convicted in three rapes across San Mateo County in 2020 was sentenced to prison on Monday.
The shooting was reported Friday in the early morning hours on 37th Avenue.
The sheriff's office will be training to respond to mass casualty events next week at the San Mateo County Event Center.
The sheriff's office said neighbors have reported a string of suspicious incidents involving people posing as PG&E employees.
San Mateo officers will be checking drivers for impairment during an overnight checkpoint planned later this month.
Officials are asking the public to refrain from calling 911 to report non-emergency issues related to Tuesday's storm. Here's what to do.
The man was booked into county jail on charges of vehicle theft, possession of a stolen vehicle and vehicle theft with a prior, police said.
Three San Mateo men are facing assault charges following the Thursday incident, police said.
The remains were found by a hiker.