San Mateo Police arrested a man following a knife assault at Central Park.
The San Mateo Police Department
reported a knife assault at Central Park and an arrest.
Police say Schenone initially refused officers' commands to stop and comply, prompting an officer to display a Taser in an effort to de-escalate the situation. He then complied and was detained without further incident, according to the department.
Weapons Search Turns Up Second Folding Knife
During a subsequent weapons search, officers say they found a folding knife similar to the victim's description tucked in Schenone’s pants pockets. He was arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, resisting an officer, and public intoxication, police said.
Central Park Has Seen Other Violent Incidents
Monday's arrest is not the first violent incident tied to the area around Central Park. In a separate case, the San Mateo Daily Journal reported that a man was arrested for physically attacking an 83-year-old who was walking home from the park on the 700 block of Laurel Avenue. Officers were called to that scene at about 7:34 p.m. on April 11 and found the victim with visible injuries to his face and head; the paper reported that two witnesses saw the suspect flee into a nearby apartment building, and the victim was taken to the hospital.
In another incident near the same park, CBS San Francisco reported that police arrested a 12-year-old boy on suspicion of attempted murder following a stabbing that left a juvenile victim with a single stab wound to his left side near Central Park at 50 East 5th Avenue. Officers located the suspect around 8:20 p.m. on the 800 block of North Humboldt Street and booked him into Hillcrest Juvenile Hall, according to that report.
