On Monday morning, a San Mateo Police officer arrested a man after he approached them and confessed to stealing a rideshare vehicle on the night of Sunday, July 17.
At 6:14 a.m. on Monday, a male subject identified as Randy Jay stopped a police officer to tell him that he “was a bad person and needed to go to jail.” During this contact, it was discovered that Jay was in possession of fentanyl and had returned to San Mateo in an unreported stolen vehicle out of Turlock, California.
According to the report, Jay admitted to detectives that he was responsible for Sunday's carjacking incident and that the knife used by the suspect to threaten the driver and steal his vehicle was recovered.
In addition to a summons for charges arising from this morning's incident, Jay was arrested for charges stemming from the carjacking and was transported and booked into the San Mateo County Jail.
This Sunday, July 16, at approximately 10:12 p.m., San Mateo Police officers responded to the area of Cypress Ave. and N. Humboldt St. for a report of a hit and run.
Upon arrival, officers encountered a female rideshare driver, who stated that she picked up a male rider in San Jose. When they arrived at their destination, the man ordered her to continue driving by threatening her with a knife to her stomach. He eventually instructed her to drive north on HWY 101 and exit in San Mateo.
When he felt he had a chance to escape, the driver jumped out of the braking vehicle. At that point, the suspect stole his car and fled the scene.
The driver was uninjured, but at least two vehicles in the area suffered minor damage.
During the trip to San Mateo, the suspect made a 9-1-1 call.
As part of the investigation, it was learned that the 9-1-1 call was intercepted by Mountain View police, who were able to provide a phone number used by the man. The caller said someone was trying to kill him, but he was laughing, so it seemed like he was joking.
A preliminary investigation determined the man was likely Randy Jay, who fit the description given by the victim and witnesses. Approximately two hours later, the victim's vehicle was located in Morgan Hill.
Security footage from the area where the vehicle was located showed a man who also matched Jay's description.
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