Crime & Safety
Woman Robbed at Gunpoint in Bank of America Parking Lot in El Sobrante; Suspect On the Loose
A man armed with a handgun approached her, threatened her and demanded cash.
By Bay City News Service
A woman was robbed at gunpoint outside of a bank in El Sobrante on Tuesday, a Contra Costa County sheriff's spokesman said today.
The woman was in the parking lot heading toward the entrance of the Bank of America at 3939 San Pablo Dam Road around 9:50 a.m. when a man armed with a handgun approached her, threatened her and demanded cash, sheriff's spokesman Jimmy Lee said.
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Lee said the woman handed over cash she had planned to deposit in the bank and the man took off in a car. The victim was not injured.
Deputies searched the area for the suspect but were unable to locate him.
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The man had still not been identified as of this afternoon, according to Lee.
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