The Street Crime Suppression Team (SCST) is a collaborative effort between the Redwood City Police Department and the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Department dedicated to combating street level gang and drug related activities.  The Unit is currently staffed by two Redwood City Police Department Detectives, Russ Felker and Casey Donovan and the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Deputies, Josh Chilton and Derron Sisneros. 

 

This flexible and mobile plain-clothes Unit proactively addresses “hot-spots” or areas of emerging concern in the community.  They also work on 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, prostitution as well as residential and auto burglaries.

 

They work closely with county probation and the parole departments to monitor at-risk offenders.  The also assist the United States Marshall’s’ Fugitive Apprehension Strike Team tracking down federal criminals who are at-large in San Mateo County.