Officers of the Police Department of San Mateo County SMPD arrested three men on Thursday, March 2, for criminal threats, conspiracy, and knife assault in San Mateo County.
On Thursday afternoon at approximately 2:49 p.m., SMPD officers were dispatched to the West Hillsdale Boulevard unit block on a report of a stabbing.
Officers quickly arrived on scene and located a male victim in the parking lot who had not been stabbed and did not require medical assistance. However, officers learned that a suspect, later identified as Anderson Lopez Guzman, and a friend of the victim were involved in a physical fight on Edison Street.
When the victim attempted to stop the fight, Guzman brandished a knife and said he would stab the victim and threatened to kill her. When the victim fled, two additional suspects, later identified as Andy Perez Juarez and Christian Lima, began chasing her. Juarez armed himself with a knife during the chase, but the victim managed to elude the suspects.
As SMPD continued to investigate the scene, Guzman returned to the scene. Officers took Guzman into custody after they located a knife that matched the description provided by the victim, who identified Guzman as one of the suspects.
Shortly after officers located the vehicle, officers observed Juarez and Lima returning to the vehicle and both were detained.
Ultimately, all three suspects were transported to the San Mateo County Jail.
Authorities reminded people that “if you see something, say something” and encouraged the community to use security cameras, which are especially useful for identifying suspicious activity in neighborhoods when they are oriented toward the street.
You may be interested in: Massage parlor owner arrested on suspicion of brothel in San Mateo
