Police: San Mateo prowler busted for trying to run down K-9 cop

Maria King, 31, of San Bruno has been charged with attempted murder, burglary and several other alleged crimes by the San Mateo Police Department. Maria King, 31, of San Bruno has been charged with attempted murder, burglary and several other alleged crimes by the San Mateo Police Department. Photo: San Mateo Police Department Photo: San Mateo Police Department Image 1 of / 3 Caption Close Police: San Mateo prowler busted for trying to run down K-9 cop 1 / 3 Back to Gallery

Police spent hours searching a San Mateo neighborhood for a burglary suspect prowling through the area early Wednesday, prompting gunfire from one officer who officials said was nearly run down by a getaway car driven by the thief’s accomplice.

After more than 4 hours of searching, officers suspended the hunt and lifted a shelter-in-place order for surrounding residents shortly before 7 a.m.

Police said both burglary suspects were taken into custody, one at the scene and the other in San Bruno, where he had been driven in a taxi.

One of the suspects, identified as Maria King, 31, of San Bruno, was nabbed after a homeowner on Green Oak Court called police around 2:45 a.m., reporting that prowlers with flashlights were breaking into a home on the small and usually quiet residential street.

When police got to the scene, they spotted King rummaging through a car, San Mateo police said. A K-9 officer and his dog approached the woman and ordered her to freeze, but she ran to another car, jumped in and started to drive off, police said.

As the officer approached the front of the fleeing car, King allegedly turned sharply toward him and the police dog in an apparent attempt to run them over, police said. The officer opened fire but missed the woman, who soon gave up and was taken into custody, police said.

Neither the officer nor the woman were injured.

Meanwhile, police set up a perimeter and began searching for a second burglary suspect in the neighborhood around West Hillsdale Boulevard. Residents in the area were told to shelter in place while police searched for the man.

Around 8 a.m., police tracked down the suspect, Saliq Calloway, 22, in San Bruno, where he was taken into custody with the help of San Bruno police. Officers suspect Calloway got to San Bruno by hailing a cab.

King was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, burglary, conspiracy, driving with a suspended license while under the influence of narcotics, resisting arrest and petty theft. Calloway was arrested on suspicion of burglary, conspiracy and two outstanding warrants for narcotics.

Evan Sernoffsky is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. E-mail: esernoffsky@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @EvanSernoffsky