Pleasant Hill Police Seeking Armed Robber

Police are seeking a man who robbed a Pleasant Hill gas station at gunpoint and evaded police Wednesday night.

Pleasant Hill police learned of the robbery at 9:26 p.m. Wednesday, and responded to Mobil Gas Station at 1616 Oak Park Blvd. Officers determined that a man entered the business, brandished a handgun and demanded money of an employee, police said.

When the employee complied, the suspect fled on foot, police said.

He was not found during a subsequent area check. Police describe the suspect of a 6-foot black man between 30 and 40 years old. He has a thin build, police said, and was last seen wearing a gray beanie, a black jacket and black pants.

Anyone with information on the suspect or the incident is being asked to call Pleasant Hill police investigators at (925) 288-4630.

--Bay City News