Grocery Store Armed Robbery Suspects Sought Near Los Alamitos

LOS ALAMITOS, CA — Suspects in a grocery store armed robbery Wednesday were sought by area police. They asked the public for help to find a man who robbed a market at gunpoint.

The crime occurred just before 1 p.m. Tuesday at a Vons market in the 16000 block of Beach Boulevard, according to the Westminster Police Department.

The suspect was described as white and about 50-60 years of age, and he wore a black baseball cap and dark clothing, police said.

"The suspect demanded cash while brandishing a weapon described as black handgun," a police statement said. "The suspect was able to flee the scene on a bicycle with an unknown amount of cash."

Officers from the Westminster and Huntington Beach police departments searched the area for the suspect, but he got away.

Anyone with information on the crime was urged to call the Westminster Police Department at (714) 898-3315, or Orange County Crime Stoppers at (855) TIP-OCCS.