Armed Robber Holds Up Man In Milpitas Supermarket Lot

MILPITAS, CA – A 45-year-old man from San Jose was robbed of his wallet and cellphone Tuesday night in a Milpitas grocery-store parking lot by a male wielding a gun and wearing a bandana partially covering his face, according to police.

The victim was outside his vehicle at about 9 p.m. in the east parking lot of Ocean Supermarket, located at 2 South Park Victoria Drive, when approached by the suspect, said Lt. Raj Maharaj of the Milpitas Police Department.

The robber was described as Hispanic, 25 to 30 years old, 5-feet 6-inches to 5-feet 8-inches tall, 160 to 180 pounds, with short black hair and a medium build. He was wearing a black, San Jose Sharks hooded sweatshirt, glasses, black gloves and had a gray bandana covering the lower portion of his face, Maharaj said. He left the scene in a gold or silver, four-door sedan.

Anyone with information on the suspect is asked to call Milpitas police at (408) 586-2400, or leave information anonymously on the Crime Tip Hotline at (408) 586-2500 or via the Milpitas Police Department website at: http://www.ci.milpitas.ca.gov/crimetip.

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