Full Notification

Suspect: Miguel Santosmurillo, 23 years old (In-custody)

On Sunday, April 12th, at approximately 0408 hours, Redwood City Police Officers were dispatched to the area of Chestnut Street and Spring Street on a report of a vehicle stuck on the train tracks. Officers located an unoccupied white Ford pick-up truck with the logo “All Fence Company “displayed on the doors, stuck on the concrete train-track curb barrier. The vehicle’s engine was running and had been left in gear.

Officers conducted follow-up and responded to the All Fence Company located on Spring Street, in Redwood City. Once on scene, Officers observed that someone had driven a work truck through the metal gate to the All Fence Company and damaged another truck. The work truck was stuck on both a fence and metal pole. Officers were able to contact an employee of the All Fence Company, who confirmed at least another work truck had been stolen in addition to the two trucks that were already recovered.

At approximately 0716 hours, the Palo Alto Police Department located the outstanding All Fence Company work truck at Gunn High School, where the truck had rammed a fence and became stuck on the baseball field. A suspect, identified as Miguel Santosmurillo, 23 years old, was located and apprehended near the stolen truck.

Santosmurillo was booked into the San Mateo County Jail for Commercial Burglary, Felony Vandalism, Vehicle Theft, and Driving Under the Influence. Incidentally, Santosmurillo had been arrested on March 28th, by the Redwood City Police Department for stealing a Sequoia Union School District bus and crashing into several vehicles along Woodside Road before being apprehended by police.

Anyone that may have additional information regarding this incident is encouraged to contact the Redwood City Police Department at 650-780-7100 or the Redwood City Police Department’s Tip Line at 650-780-7107.

This information is approved for distribution by Investigations Division Commander, Lieutenant Casey Donovan, Redwood City Police Department.