Crime & Safety
Woodside High Sexual Battery Suspect Arrested Per San Mateo Co
San Mateo County Sheriff's deputies took a 17-year-old male into custody two days after an incident was reported at Woodside High School.
REDWOOD CITY, CA -- A 17-year-old Redwood City male was placed under arrest Wednesday night on suspicion of sexual battery of a student of Woodside High School. The suspect is not a student.
San Mateo County Sheriff's deputies responded to an incident in which the two girls were walking on campus at 6:45 p.m. at the school located at 199 Churchill Ave in Redwood City when the victim alleged an unknown white male rode his bicycle slowly between the duo and grabbed one of their buttocks.
After the incident, the suspect continued riding away in an unknown direction. The students ran the opposite way and contacted law enforcement.
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Other county law enforcement agencies cooperated and narrowed the search to the suspect.
Anyone with information about this crime is encouraged to call the headquarters patrol at 650-363-4911. Alternatively, you may also remain anonymous by calling the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office Anonymous Tip Line at 800-547-2700.
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