Feeling Lucky? Armed Man Robs San Rafael Gas Station of Cash, Lottery Tickets

By Bay City News Service:

San Rafael police said an armed man stole cash and lottery tickets from a gas station early Tuesday morning.

The clerk of the Shell station at 950 Del Presidio Blvd. said he was outside of the station near the gas pumps when he saw a male inside the store around 3:35 a.m. Tuesday, police Lt. Dan Fink said.

When the clerk went into the store, the male customer pulled a handgun from his waistband and demanded cash and lottery tickets, Fink said.

Before he fled, the suspect ordered the clerk to go to the back of the store and wait five minutes before calling police, Fink said.

The suspect is a black man in his late 30s to mid 40s who is approximately 5 feet 11 inches tall, weighs 190 pounds and has dreadlocks or braids, Fink said.

The suspect was wearing a black hat with “Oakland” written on it, dark sunglasses and a white tracksuit, Fink said.

The clerk did not see the suspect arrive or flee in a vehicle. Police are asking anyone with information about the robbery to call them at (415) 485-3000 or Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477.

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