Attempted Foster City Carjacking Suspect Arrested After Pursuit

SAN MATEO COUNTY, CA -- Attempted carjacking. Vandalism. Theft. Reckless driving. These are the crimes that a Salinas man was arrested for in Foster City on Monday after an alleged string of incidents, police said.

David Hernandez, 28, was driving a small gray vehicle and doing doughnuts in Edgewater Park in Foster City at 9:03 p.m. when police received a report of his activity. By the time officers arrived, Hernandez had left the park and was heading south on Edgewater Boulevard.

The officers, while searching for the reported vehicle, received a new report that a man driving a vehicle matching the earlier description had stolen a gas canister from a nearby resident's garage.

As the officers pursued that lead, a woman called to report that earlier that night, she'd been the victim of an attempted carjacking at an Arco gas station at the corner of Edgewater Boulevard and East Hillsdale Boulevard.

Officers then responded to the Schooner Bay apartment complex after receiving a report that both the suspect and vehicle were in the complex's parking lot. As they arrived, they observed a gray vehicle matching the earlier description.

The officers say they approached a man and a woman who were standing near the garage and inquired if they'd seen the driver. Upon hearing this, the man jumped into the gray car and sped away.

The officers then pursued Hernandez, who allegedly sped north on Edgewater Boulevard and spun out and came to a stop In the 600 block. Hernandez left the car, police say, and fled on foot until an officer ordered him to stop. He was then safely taken into custody, police said.

Hernandez was booked into San Mateo County Jail on suspicion of attempted carjacking, felony vandalism, property theft, reckless driving, and felony evasion of police officers.

Bay City News contributed to this report.