San Diego Gas Station Employee Tied Up During Robbery
Imperial Beach gas station attendant was tied up by two robbers during an armed robbery.
The San Diego County sheriff’s department is searching for the two suspects who robbed and tied up a gas station employee last Tuesday. One of the robbers held the victim in the back office of the station at gunpoint while the other went ahead and robbed the Imperial Beach gas station. According to San Diego County Sheriff’s Sgt. Michael Blevins the incident was reported around 10:50 p.m. and occurred at the Beach Side Station at 681 State Route 75 on Tuesday. Blevins added that the two robbers wore bandanas over their faces, hoodies and baseball caps on their heads. One of the suspects carried a black handgun.
The robbers ordered the employee to open a safe in the back office after emptying out the cash register. The employee complied and was then tied up by the San Diego criminals. The two suspects left the scene on foot and headed southbound on Seventh Street. With them they had the money from the cash register and the safe. The exact loss was not released. The sergeant said that the lone employee was freed moments later by a customer who came into the Beach Side gas station.
The two men were described by authorities as young black men in their 20s, around 5 feet 8 inches and weighing anywhere between 160 and 170 pounds. The deputies of the San Diego Sheriff’s department are still investigating the crime.
2 Men Tie Up Gas Station Employee During Robbery, 10news.com, August 10, 2011
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