Masked Suspect Sought in Pacifica Hold Up

PACIFICA, CA – Pacifica police on Monday asked for the public's help in finding a man who robbed a local cell phone store over the weekend.

According to police, the incident happened around 6:50 p.m. Saturday at a Metro PCS store on Hickey Boulevard.

"On arrival, officers found that a suspect entered the store, confronted a lone employee, and demanded money," police said in a news release. "The employee complied with the suspect’s demands and gave him an undisclosed amount of cash."

The suspect then took off, and responding police officers -- with the assistance of a K9 -- could not locate him. The clerk was uninjured.

He was described as a man in his 30s, approximately 6-feet-tall and was wearing a black hooded jacket, police said. He was also wearing a dark-colored ski mask, gloves and black jeans at the time.

Anyone who may have spotted something awry in the area at the same time is asked to call Pacifica police at (650) 738-7314. Anonymous tips may be left on the Silent Witness Tip Line at (650) 359-4444 or online here.

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