San Mateo police warned Thursday that an armed robbery suspect – one of two brothers who violently attacked and held up two people at a laundromat – is still at large.
Department officials said police were searching for 25-year-old Tevita Taunaholo after he, his brother, 19-year-old Moses Taunaholo, and another man robbed and violently assaulted two people back in October. While Moses Tauanaholo and the other man, 21-year-old Oakland resident Philimon Lauaki, are in police custody, Tevita managed to escape. He is considered armed and dangerous.
According to the victims, the incident started when Moses Taunaholo walked inside the laundromat and pointed a gun at a man inside. The brothers robbed the victim of his belongings, including the keys to his car, while he was knocked out. They went on to assault another victim, stole the keys to their car, and then the brothers left in the two stolen vehicles.
A few hours after the robbery, San Mateo police learned that one of the victims' cars was at Southland Mall in Hayward. Hayward Police responded and ended up taking Moses Taunaholo into custody. He remains in San Mateo County Jail and faces several charges: attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon with great bodily injury, kidnapping, possession of a stolen vehicle, vehicle theft, committing a felony while on release, and conspiracy.
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