Sheriff’s blotter: Nov 18 to 27

Happy Thanksgiving! This week, we present an auto burglary on Higgins Purissima Road, DUI at Frenchman’s Creek, vandalism on Main Street in Montara and Princeton, in La Honda a handcuffed suspect tries to smash his way out of the police car and dents the hood with his head, a child is rescued from a runaway car in El Granada, a speeder is found to have a meth and a loaded gun, and " The Sheriff’s Office reminds people to be very careful when loaning expensive items out to friends. "

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Auto Burglary: 460(b) PC
11-18-05 0500 Hours
Unincorporated San Mateo County, #05-6449
Deputies responded to the 1800 block of Higgins Purisima Rd. regarding a vehicle burglary.  The victim reported that an unknown suspect entered their unlocked vehicle, and then removed miscellaneous property, including tools and documents. 

DUI Arrest:  23152(a) CVC  
11-19-05 0203 Hours
Unincorporated San Mateo County, #05-6454
Deputies spotted 35 year old [name withheld] of Miramar, speeding and swerving in the lane of N/B Highway 1 at Frenchman’s Creek Rd.  [name withheld] was stopped, and found to be driving under the influence of alcohol.  He was promptly arrested for DUI. 

Vandalism:  549(b) PC
11-20-05 0745 hours
Montara, #05-6499 and 05-6502
During the night, unknown suspects sprayed graffiti on a fence of a business on 9th St. in Montara.  Just east of that vandalism, two vehicles had their windows smashed in with a baseball bat, while parked in a residential driveway. 

Vandalism:  549(b) PC
11-20-05 0745 hours
Princeton, #05-6501
During the night, unknown suspects, possibly the same ones from the above case, smashed in the windows of four vehicles parked in the 800 block of Airport St. with a baseball bat.  All three of these vandalisms appear to have been random acts.

Concealed Weapon/Resisting/Vandalism Arrest: 12020(a) PC, 148(a)(1) PC and 594 PC
11-22-05 2004 Hours
La Honda, #05-6553
Deputies were called to Sylvan Way regarding a disturbance.  Upon their arrival, deputies found 28 year old [name withheld] in possession of a concealed, illegal knife.  When the deputies tried to arrest [name withheld], he resisted them.  [name withheld] was quickly overpowered and subdued by the deputies.  Once he was handcuffed, [name withheld] continued to violently resist by attempting to break the windows out of the back seat of the patrol car, and by banging his head on the hood of the patrol car, causing a dent in the hood.  Despite [name withheld]’s poor behavior and futile attempts at resistance, he still was still arrested and booked into the San Mateo County Jail.  His resistance and his damaging a San Mateo County Sheriff’s vehicle also got him two additional charges, and will likely get him a longer stay in jail. 

Child Endangerment:  273(a) PC
11-23-05 0803 Hours
El Granada, #05-6562
Deputies responded to the area of Ave. Alhambra and Ave. Portola regarding a moving vehicle with no driver, and a small child trapped in the back seat.  The suspect, who was the victim child’s nanny, parked in front of the El Granada General Store and ran in to get a cup of coffee, leaving a small child in the back seat.  The vehicle was still running, and rather than in park, the vehicle was left in reverse.  With no driver, and the victim child secured in a safety seat in the back of the vehicle, the vehicle began moving in reverse.  The vehicle then started driving in circles, in reverse, in the middle of Ave. Portola.  Seeing the vehicle going in backwards circles with no driver and a small child in the back seat, Hoa Nguyen of El Granada decided to take action.  With no regard for his own personal safety, Nguyen ran in circles with the vehicle, and was able to get into the driver door and stop the vehicle.  Because of Nguyen’s quick and heroic actions, no one was injured during this incident.  A case was submitted to the District Attorney for prosecution of the careless nanny. 

Vehicle Embezzlement:  10855 CVC
11-24-05 1052 Hours
Unincorporated San Mateo County, #05-6582
The victim in this case came into the North Coast Substation to report his car as stolen.  His friend borrowed the car on 11-08-05, supposedly to drive down to Los Angeles to pick up his wife who was flying in from a foreign country.  The victim loaned the suspect the vehicle, and the suspect left and never returned, never called, and possibly left the country himself.  The Sheriff’s Office reminds people to be very careful when loaning expensive items out to friends. 

Narcotics and Firearm Arrest : H&S 11377(a), 12021 PC, 12031 PC, 11370.1 H&S
11-27-05 0001 Hours
Princeton, #05-6620
Deputies stopped 43 year old [name withheld], of Half Moon Bay, for speeding at Capistrano and Prospect.  Deputies found [name withheld] to be in possession of methamphetamine, and a concealed, loaded firearm.  [name withheld] was safely taken into custody by deputies without incident.  [name withheld]‘s drugs and gun were seized as evidence, and he was booked into the San Mateo County Jail.