San Mateo police hunt suspect, issue shelter-in-place order

Police in San Mateo issued a shelter-in-place order as they searched for burglary suspects, at least one of whom was reportedly armed with a handgun, officials said.

One suspect was taken into custody around 10 p.m. but officers continued to search for a second suspect, San Mateo police said.

Around 8:15 p.m., officers surrounded a building on the 300 block of South Fremont Street in an attempt to find a suspect who had fled from an auto burglary earlier in the evening. Witnesses told authorities that the suspect was armed.

As police searched, they asked residents to stay inside and lock their doors and windows if they were within the borders of East Fifth Avenue; East Second Avenue; the 200, 300 and 400 blocks of South Eldorado Street; and the 200 and 300 blocks of South Fremont Street.

As of 9 p.m., the suspect had not been apprehended, police said.

Kale Williams is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. E-mail: kwilliams@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @sfkale