Crime & Safety
2 Women With Outstanding Warrants Arrested In San Mateo: Police
Police said they found an open container of alcohol and a glass smoking pipe with residue inside the car.
SAN MATEO, CA — Two women were arrested Thursday after San Mateo police investigated a report of suspected drug use inside a parked SUV, according to the San Mateo Police Department.
Officers responded about 4:58 p.m. to the 500 block of East Santa Inez Avenue, where they found a silver Infiniti SUV double-parked with four occupants inside and noted that the vehicle had expired registration, police said.
During the investigation, officers found an open container of alcohol and a glass smoking pipe with burnt residue inside the vehicle, police said.
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A front-seat passenger, Ramona Johnson, was found to have multiple outstanding arrest warrants and was on active probation, authorities said.
A search of her bag uncovered a driver's license belonging to someone not involved in the incident, according to police.
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A rear-seat passenger, Nicole Green, initially provided officers with false identifying information, but police later confirmed her identity and discovered she also had multiple outstanding warrants, SMPD said.
Johnson was arrested on suspicion of identity theft, a probation violation and possession of unlawful drug paraphernalia, along with her outstanding warrants.
Meanwhile, Green was arrested on suspicion of providing false information to a peace officer and on her outstanding warrants.
Both women were transported and booked into the San Mateo County Jail.
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