License plate reader helps find suspect who robbed woman in Millbrae

( KRON ) — A San Mateo resident is accused of robbing a woman while the victim was unloading her car, according to the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office.

Around 1:30 p.m. on Monday, deputies were dispatched to the area of Helen Drive and Evergreen Way in Millbrae for a woman in distress.

Responding deputies contacted a 27-year-old female Millbrae resident. The sheriff's office said the woman was loading items from her car into her home. The woman noticed a vehicle drive up and then a man began to steal the items from her car. The woman confronted the suspect. The victim sustained non-life-threatening injuries in the brief altercation that ensued.

Automated license plate reader technology was used by the sheriff's office to identify the suspect.

The suspect was identified as 45-year-old San Mateo resident Angaaetau Lasike. Deputies detained Lasike at his home in the 200 block of Lindberg Street.

Lasike was later booked into the Maguire Correctional Facility for robbery and violation of probation.

Anyone with further information regarding this case is asked to contact Sgt. Philip Hallworth at (650) 649-8620 or email phallworth@smcgov.org.

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