Crime & Safety

One Arrested in Alleged Fraud Attempt, Assault on Officer

Police are still searching for the second suspect, a woman, who was also involved in the credit card fraud attempt.

Police on Monday arrested one of two suspects allegedly involved in a credit card fraud attempt and subsequent assault on an officer at a San Bruno department store.

Stone Joshua, 20, of Antioch, was arrested on suspicion of assault likely to cause serious injury, assault on a peace officer, resisting arrest and credit card fraud, police said.

Officers responded to the Target at 1150 El Camino Real at 3:44 p.m. on a report of a fraud and located the two suspects.

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Both suspects fled from officers on foot and into a nearby J.C. Penney store, police said.

While in the store, one of the suspects, identified as Joshua, threw a glass display table at an officer and punched the officer in the face, police said.

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Joshua was then taken into custody.

The officer suffered minor injuries and was treated at the scene.

Police are still searching for a second suspect described as an African American woman, 25 to 30 years old and weighing about 150 pounds.

--City News Service, photo via Shutterstock

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