Three men were arrested after they allegedly committed a series of robberies of convenience stores in Redwood City early Tuesday morning, according to police.
The Redwood City Police Department said that around 1 a.m. Tuesday, its officers were alerted to an armed robbery at a 7-Eleven store at Fifth Avenue and Bay Road. A victim described three people, who reportedly went inside a store. One of them brandished a revolver and they robbed the business. They fled in a vehicle in the direction of southbound Bay Road.
As officers investigated this, police learned of another robbery around 1:20 a.m. at another 7-Eleven at 400 El Camino Real. A victim described the suspects, who matched the description from the earlier robbery.
“A San Mateo Police Department dispatcher heard the earlier officer safety broadcast and searched available databases for similar crimes. The dispatcher located a bulletin for a robbery from Martinez PD from several days prior. The suspect descriptions and modus operandi matched the Redwood City robberies,” Redwood City police said.