Man pistol-whipped in North Fair Oaks home robbery

Wire Report 10/3/08

SAN MATEO COUNTY – The San Mateo County Sheriff's Office today is searching for two men who robbed and pistol-whipped a resident of the North Fair Oaks area of the county Thursday night.

Sheriff's deputies responded to the 500 block of Hurlingame Avenue around 7:50 p.m. on reports of a man screaming he had been robbed.

Gilardo Mendoza, 43, told deputies that two men had entered his home, which also serves as a barbershop business, and pistol whipped him with a .22-caliber pistol before leaving with a wallet, according to the sheriff's office.

Mendoza was bleeding from his head and was transported to Stanford Hospital. His 37-year-old customer in the home at the time of the robbery was unharmed.

One suspect has been described as a 20 or 21-year-old Hispanic man with a thin build standing about 5 feet 10 inches tall and wearing blue jeans. The other suspect has been described as a 19 or 20-year-old Hispanic man standing about 5 feet 9 inches tall with short hair and wearing a brown hat and brown sweater.

A van was seen leaving the area following the robbery, but investigators do not know what direction the suspects were traveling.

Anyone with information regarding the robbery is asked to contact Detective John Sabel at (650) 780-7656, Josh Chilton at (650) 780-7116 or the anonymous tip line at (650) 547-2700.

Bay City News

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