A man was arrested for vandalizing 14 businesses in downtown Redwood City by carving the letter “R” into their windows, police said.

Roman Leoncontreras, 25, of Menlo Park, was allegedly spotted by a victim and taken in for questioning by officers after reviewing security camera footage.

Several businesses reported damage to their windows on Saturday and Sunday. Video from those businesses’s security cameras showed Leoncontreras carving the letter “R” into their windows, police said in a statement. 

Leoncontreras was arrested Thursday at 12:05 p.m., after a victim flagged down police and led them to him, according to police.

The final bill to repair the damage hasn’t been determined. But a bakery and leasing office said it would cost $12,000 to repair their windows, a pizza place said it would cost them $10,000 and a nail and barber shop said they would be out $1,000, District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe said.

Leoncontreras had a previous warrant for breaking the window of a car on May 22, 2022, in East Palo Alto, Wagstaffe said. A judge issued the warrant when Leoncontreras didn’t show up to court, the DA said.

On March 18, 2025, Leoncontreras appeared in court and was arrested but released on his own recognizance, Wagstaffe said.  He was due in court on April 30, 2025, but failed to appear, and a new warrant was issued, according to Wagstaffe.

Leoncontreras remains in the San Mateo County Jail with bail set at $50,000.