Footage From Foster City Highway Can Help Solve SMC Assault Case

SAN MATEO, CA — The San Mateo Police Department is asking for help with catching a man who allegedly posed as a rideshare driver and sexually assaulted a woman recently. On Thursday, the agency requested some people with surveillance cameras review their footage for possible evidence.

The assault was reported around 7 p.m. Aug. 14. Police say a woman near the 1400 block of Fashion Island Boulevard called to report she had accepted a ride from a man who said he was with a ride-share service.

He then drove her to a secluded area and sexually assaulted her, police said. The woman was able to escape and called police with help from a passerby.

"We are requesting anyone with video footage capturing State Route 92 between Highway 101 and Half Moon Bay on Aug. 14, 2018 between the 5:45 p.m. and 7 p.m., to come forward," San Mateo police said in a news release. "This could include video from dash cams, helmet-mounted devices, outward-facing cameras on vehicles and cellphone video."

The suspect is described as a tall white man in his late 30s with a slender build who was last seen driving a gray four-door sedan.

Anyone who may have relevant video footage is asked to contact Detective Dave Manion at (650) 522-7654 or dmanion@cityofsanmateo.org.

— Bay City News Service contributed to this report / Image via San Mateo Police Department