Lake Forest Clerk Thwarts Robbers

A pair of would-be robbers went home empty-handed Tuesday after trying to hold-up a Lake Forest convenience story with an uncooperative clerk.

The Orange County Sheriff’s Department got the call at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, said Lt. Jeff Hallock.

A man with a shirt covering his face walked into the store at 20571 Lake Forest Drive, demanding the cash register, said Hallock.

“The clerk didn’t give it to him, so he jumped over the counter,” said Hallock. “ No weapons were seen.”

The clerk escaped out the back door where he encountered a second suspect, he added. The pair is believed to have escaped in a black Chevrolet Tahoe driven by a woman, said Hallock. Both suspects were described as men in their 20s, about 5-feet 10 inches tall” with thin builds.

Anyone with information can call the Orange County Sheriff’s Department at 714-647-7000.