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POLICE ACTIVITY OF SPECIAL INTEREST
June 4 - Attempted Murder
On Saturday, June 4, at approximately 11:43 p.m., Redwood City police officers
stopped a silver-colored Honda that had been traveling without lights and
running red lights along El Camino Real. Immediately after the stop, the driver
jumped out and claimed that one of his passengers had been stabbed and they
were enroute to the hospital. Officers confirmed this and requested medical
assistance for the 16-year-old male victim, who had been stabbed twice in his
left hip area. Officers learned that the victim had been confronted by the
suspect, described as a Hispanic male in his late teens, near the Chevron gas
station (El Camino and Laurel) where the victim was stabbed. At some point, the
victim telephoned his friends, who then arrived in the Honda. Upon doing so, the
suspect jumped on top of the Honda and attempted to again stab the victim
through an open sun roof. The suspect was able to puncture and shatter the
rear windshield before falling off the Honda as it sped away. Language used by
the suspect prior to the altercation indicated that the incident was gang-related.
The victim was transported to Stanford Hospital, where he remained for observation.
His injuries did not appear to be life threatening.
June 5 - Robbery
On June 5 at 4:03 p.m., Redwood City police responded to the Silver Gas Station
at 1603 Broadway on report of an armed robbery that had just occurred.
Officers arrived and contacted the victim inside the station’s convenience store.
The victim explained that the suspect had approached the store on foot, entered
the store, produced a dark colored handgun, and demanded money from the
clerk. The clerk handed over an undisclosed amount of money, and the suspect
fled on foot. The suspect was described as a white or Hispanic male, 28-32
years old, wearing blue jeans, a brown sweatshirt, a brown baseball cap, and
sunglasses. No injuries were reported.
June 8 - Fraud/Scam
On June 8 three different Redwood City residents in their 50’s and 60’s were
approached at their residences by a single adult Hispanic male. The male
knocked on the front door and advised the resident that he was there to check
on a report of contaminated water problems in their area. The male would
convince the resident that he needed to check the water in their bathroom, and
lead the resident through the house to the bathroom. While in the bathroom, the
male would continue the ruse of checking for contaminated water, and would
distract the resident by checking water pressure and connections. In one of the
incidents, the resident saw two other subjects inside his residence and chased
after them. The subjects then all got into a dark-colored, full-sized pick-up truck
which was driven by a fourth subject, and left the area. Two of the three victims
realized that property was taken from their residences during the time frame.
June 11-Robbery
On Friday, June 11, at 4:15 a.m., an unknown suspect entered Chuck’s Donuts
at 801 Woodside Road and approached the cashier. While simulating a weapon
in his waistband, the suspect demanded the cashier open the cash register. The
cashier complied, and after doing so, the suspect removed the cash from the
register and fled the scene on foot. The cashier later reported the incident to his
employer, who then notified the police. The cashier was uninjured, and the
suspect has not been apprehended.
June 17 - Sexual Assault, Suspect in Custody In the early morning hours of June
17 at the Garden Motel, 1690 Broadway, suspect Raymond Lewis held the
victim against her will and sexually assaulted her. Lewis ultimately released the
victim, but threatened to harm her if she reported the assault to the police.
Several hours after the incident, the victim contacted police and reported the
crime. The victim was able to provide identifying suspect information to police,
and Lewis was located and arrested for the sexual assault. Police sources said
that Lewis would be booked into San Mateo County Jail. The victim, a Redwood
City resident, did not suffer any life-threatening injuries as a result of the
assault.
Anyone with information on these cases is encouraged to call the Redwood City
Police Department at (650) 780-7100.