Peninsula Prowling Incidents Probed

PACIFICA, CA — Authorities are asking for the public’s helping locating three men sought in connection with at least two Peninsula prowling incidents reported earlier this week, the Pacifica Police Department said in a news release.

The two reported incidents occurred Monday night around five minutes apart in the same neighborhood, police said.

Officers at around 7:40 p.m. Monday responded to a residence on the 700 block of Lockhaven Drive on the report of a rear sliding glass door being smashed while the resident was home, but the suspects fled by the time the officers arrived, police said.

Other nearby residents saw the two men going through backyards in the neighborhood and walking southbound through the brush into a nearby canyon, but witnesses were unable to provide a detailed description due to the heavy fog, police said.

Both suspects were seen wearing dark hooded sweatshirts, and one was possibly wearing a dark colored flannel, police said.

Less than one hour later, another resident in the 700 block of Claridge Drive reported they had also observed three people in their backyard via security footage captured at 7:45 p.m., police said.

Officers believe the suspects got into the backyard by climbing a fence along Skyline Boulevard.

All three suspects were wearing facial coverings, police said.

One was wearing a grey hooded sweatshirt, a black beanie, dark pants and white shoes, the second suspect was wearing a black beanie, blue jacket or sweatshirt and dark pants, and the third suspect was wearing a green Oakland A’s baseball cap with a yellow bill, a black jacket or sweatshirt and dark colored pants, according to police.

“Due to the timeframe, location, and clothing description, officers believe these same subjects were involved in these incidents,” police said.

“Residents in this Westview neighborhood are encouraged to the check their security cameras for footage of these subjects, and to be on the lookout for suspicious activity.”

Anyone with information regarding this case is asked to contact the Pacifica Police Department at 650-738-7314. Refer to Pacifica Police Department case number 22-2328.

To report a crime in progress call 911.