Crime & Safety
Police Seek Public's Help After Spate Of Home Burglaries In San Mateo County
Deputies have been conducting neighborhood canvasses and are increasing patrols in the area.
SAN MATEO COUNTY, CA — Three home burglaries in two days in the Emerald Hills and Portola Valley neighborhoods of San Mateo County have prompted the Sheriff's Office to ask for the public's help.
The break-ins were reported around 9:30 p.m. Thursday in the 300 block of Golden Oak
Avenue in Portola Valley; 10:30 p.m. Friday in the 200 block of Scenic Drive in Emerald Hills, and an hour later in the 3800 block of Woodland Way in Emerald Hills.
No estimate has been compiled of the losses.
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Deputies have been conducting neighborhood canvasses and are increasing patrols in the
area.
The Sheriff's Office is working to determine if the burglaries are connected and are asking neighbors to check their security camera systems for signs of suspicious activity.
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Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Baggetta at abaggetta@smcgov.org or (650) 363-4192. Anonymous tips can be left at (800) 547-2700.
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