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Patterson police seek suspects in string of West Side robberies |
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Written by John Saiz / Patterson Irrigator
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Wednesday, 16 January 2008 |
A string of armed robberies on the West Side have police hoping for the public’s help, as two suspects wanted in unrelated incidents remain at large.
In the most recent series of incidents, Patterson Police Services responded to reports Jan. 8 that Carl’s Jr. in Patterson had been robbed at gunpoint. Employees said a thin white man, about 6 feet tall, walked up to the drive-through window on the 15,000 block of Rogers Road while holding a small handgun.
He demanded that employees give him the money in the restaurant and made off with about $300.
Just 20 minutes earlier, police had received reports of a man fitting that description acting suspicious at John’s Mini Mart on the 300 block of North Second Street. The man had been standing in front of the business and then ran away after seeing another person nearby.
A suspect appearing to be the same man returned Thursday and used a handgun to rob the store of an undisclosed amount of money.
 The suspect caught on camera during this December robbery of the Shell gas station in Westley is one of two men for whom police are searching in a series of unrelated robberies. Courtesy photo
Police say there also were two robberies reported on the West Side before Christmas, though they believe the crimes were unrelated to the most recent cases. In those instances people reported a black man, about 6-foot-3 and weighing close to 200 pounds, who robbed their stores using a handgun.
Police said the man entered the Shell gas station on the 4000 block of Ingram Creek Road at about 8:16 p.m. while wearing all black. He made off with an undisclosed amount of money.
Fifteen minutes later, police believe the same man robbed the Valero gas station in Patterson at North First Street and East Las Palmas Avenue.
Police encourage anyone with information to contact a detective at 892-5071. They are warning businesses to be look out for suspicious people or vehicles. If someone sees something suspicious, police said to try to provide 9-1-1 dispatchers with a detailed description of the subject from head to toe. They also are asking for the color, make, model and license plate number of the suspect’s vehicle and the direction the suspect was last seen heading.
To reach John Saiz at the Irrigator, call 892-6187 or e-mail him at john@patterson
irrigator.com
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