REDWOOD CITY — Two San Francisco men were arrested after trying to leave the aftermath of a Saturday afternoon sideshow that drew a big crowd and reports of people throwing things at passing cars, according to the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office.
The number of spectators — estimated to have been in the hundreds — is what reportedly prompted a police response from the sheriff’s office as well as the California Highway Patrol and Redwood City police to the intersection of Woodside Road and Alameda de las Pulgas, near Woodside High School in unincorporated Redwood City.
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Participants and spectators started to leave the site as law enforcement began to arrive en masse around 3:30 p.m., and two men unlucky enough to catch the attention of sheriff’s deputies were chased to an Arco gas station at Woodside Road and Santa Clara Avenue.
One of the men reportedly tried to hide by getting into the vehicle of a motorist pumping gas, but along with the second man was caught and arrested. The sheriff’s office identified them as being 23 and 22 years old, hailing from San Francisco. They were booked into jail on suspicion of resisting arrest.
Anyone with information about the sideshow for investigators can contact Sgt. Doug Richardson at [email protected] or 650-363-4911. Tips can be left anonymously with the sheriff’s office at 800-547-2700.
