The Street
Crime Suppression Team (SCST) is a collaborative effort between the
Redwood City Police Department and the San Mateo County Sheriffs
Department dedicated to combating street-level gang and drug-related
activities. The Unit is currently staffed by Redwood City Police
Department Detectives
Russ Felker and Andrea Higgens and San Mateo County Sheriffs Deputy
Robert Rangel. The Street Crime Suppression Team
is supervised by Sergeant Paul Sheffield.
This flexible and mobile plain-clothes unit proactively addresses hot spots, or areas of emerging concern in the community, as well as developing confidential informants and executing search and arrest warrants.
Originally developed in 1996 strictly to combat rising gang problems, the team has expanded its focus to include narcotics, graffiti, and prostitution, as well as residential and auto burglaries.
They work closely with county probation and parole departments to monitor at-risk offenders, and assist the United States Marshalls Fugitive Apprehension Strike Team, tracking down federal criminals who are at-large in San Mateo County.