Red-Shoed Robber Sought In El Camino Real Hold-Up

SAN CARLOS, CA — A man walked into a San Carlos gas station convenience store and stole cash, lotto tickets and a pack of cigarettes before threatening the clerk and leaving, sheriff's officials reported Tuesday. Now, officials are hoping someone may have information or recognize the suspect pictured in this article to help them catch the man.

The robbery happened around 5:40 a.m. Tuesday at the Shell gas station in the 1000 block of El Camino Real, according to San Mateo County Sheriff's Det. Salvador Zuno. The man allegedly walked behind the counter himself and grabbed $250 along with the tickets and cigarettes.

"When confronted by the store clerk the suspect put his hand inside his waistband to simulate that he had a weapon and fled on foot eastbound towards El Camino Real," Zuno said in a press release.

The clerk was not injured and no one saw any weapons.

Deputies went to the station and looked for the man but did not find him. Sheriff's officials are describing the suspect as a black man who is about 5 feet 7 inches tall and was wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, a white bandana over his face and red shoes.

Anyone with information about the robbery is asked to call the sheriff's office at (650) 363-4911 or leave an anonymous message by calling the sheriff's tip line at (800) 547-2700.

— Image via San Mateo County Sheriff's Office / Bay City News Service contributed to this report