Crime & Safety

Transient Man Caught Allegedly Burglarizing Home

Omar Rogers was arrested Tuesday evening during an apparent burglary in Redwood Shores.

A transient man was arrested Tuesday evening after police caught him inside a Redwood City home during an apparent burglary, police said.

Officers responded to a 7:54 p.m. call about a suspicious person in the backyard of a home on Riviera Circle. Arriving officers found an open door at the back of the home, police said.

They checked the home and found Omar Rogers, 25, a homeless man who frequents Redwood City and San Mateo, inside.

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Rogers was arrested on suspicion of residential burglary and booked into San Mateo County Jail, police said.

Anyone with information about the case is asked to call Redwood City police at (650) 780-7100.

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