Wednesday, February 15, 2006

San Bruno, California

From the San Jose Mercury News of February 15, 2006
San Bruno gun store robbery may be connected to Peninsula crime spree

San Bruno police are investigating whether a robbery Tuesday afternoon at a gun store is connected to crimes in at least two other Peninsula cities.

Officers responded to the 400 block of El Camino Real in San Bruno at about 3:40 p.m., according to the San Bruno Police Department.

The clerk of the gun store told officers a man attempted to purchase a firearm from him. When the clerk told him no, the man grabbed a shotgun and ran out of the store. The clerk then chased after the suspect who was attempting to escape in a blue Ford Taurus-like wagon, police said.

The clerk then reached inside the wagon and tried to turn off the ignition. After the clerk lost the struggle, the suspect allegedly tried to run him over. But the clerk was armed and he shot at the vehicle's tire. The suspect then fled in the wagon.

Police checked the area but found neither the suspect nor the vehicle.

The suspect is described as a 30- to 35-year-old man wearing black clothing. The descriptions of the suspect and the vehicle are somewhat similar to two other incidents reported on Tuesday.

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