By Pamela Cruz / Bay City News
Police arrested a 38-year-old man for probable auto theft early Saturday morning in Redwood City.
Around midnight officers responded to a call at 1405 Marshall Street. The suspect named Gerardo Santana approached the passenger and with a handgun forced the driver out of the vehicle and then drove away southbound on Chestnut, the Police Department reported.
The vehicle was located at 2:46 behind a building at 3698 Haven Avenue, where the suspect fled on foot. Officers from the Redwood City and Menlo Park police departments searched the area and a nearby homeless encampment to find Santana hiding under a trailer.
Police arrested him on suspicion of car theft and drug possession.
Authorities advised anyone who may have additional information about this incident to contact Detective Sergeant Nick Perna at (650) 780-7672, or the Redwood City Police Department's tip line at (650) 780-7110.
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