Crime & Safety

Gun-Toting Thieves Rob Miramar Gas Station

A pair of thieves, one wielding a handgun, robbed a Miramar-area Arco gas station.

SAN DIEGO, CA — A pair of thieves, one wielding a handgun, robbed a Miramar-area gas station early Wednesday.

The unidentified robbers, described only as male, confronted a clerk at the Arco station in the 9700 block of Carroll Center Road and demanded cash about 3:30 a.m., according to San Diego police.

They then went behind the sales counter, took money from a cash register and grabbed tobacco products from a shelf before leaving the business and fleeing the area on foot, Officer Sarah Foster said.

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The thieves remained at large as of Wednesday afternoon, Foster said.

— City News Service

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