Full Notification

An adult female was arrested for vehicular assault with a deadly weapon and evading a peace officer.
 
San Mateo, CA – On August 6, 2025, at 3:36 a.m., the San Mateo Police Department received a report of a suspicious vehicle and driver who was refusing to leave the private parking lot on the unit block of Bovet Road. The driver, identified as Liliana Tafollaromero, attempted to pepper spray a security guard but was unsuccessful. Tafollaromero then began to drive away but returned to the parking lot, attempting to strike a security guard with her vehicle.
 
Officers arrived and contacted Tafollaromero but she refused to exit her vehicle. Tafollaromero then reversed her vehicle and rammed a San Mateo Police patrol vehicle. No officers were injured during the collision, and the patrol vehicle sustained only minor damage. Tafollaromero then attempted to strike a security guard with her vehicle again, and for approximately 10 minutes, officers attempted to conduct a traffic stop of Tafollaromero’s vehicle as she circled the parking lot. A vehicle disabling device was utilized to slow Tafollaromero’s vehicle, and after additional containment measures were utilized, Tafollaromero exited her vehicle and was detained without further incident.
 
Tafollaromero was arrested for assault with a deadly weapon and evading a peace officer. She was booked into the San Mateo County Jail for her charges.
 
ARRESTED
Liliana Tafollaromero, 31-year-old San Bruno resident
 
CHARGES:
PC 245 (A) (1)-Assault with a Deadly Weapon (3 counts)
VC 2800.1 (A)-Evading a Peace Officer