Crime & Safety

Man Robs Jamba Juice In Mira Mesa

The man walked up to the counter, pointed a handgun at the clerk and demanded money from the register, police said.

SAN DIEGO, CA – Police Tuesday were searching for a man suspected of robbing a smoothie bar at gunpoint in Mira Mesa.

It happened at about 7:10 p.m. Monday at the Jamba Juice on Westview Parkway south of Mira Mesa Boulevard, San Diego police Officer John Buttle said.

The man walked up to the counter, pointed a handgun at the clerk and demanded money from the register, Buttle said.

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The clerk complied and the suspect fled the store in an unknown direction with an undisclosed amount of cash, Buttle said.

The suspect was described as a white man between 35 and 45 years old, 5 feet 6 with a medium build and a brown and gray beard. He was last seen wearing a dark beanie, dark sweatpants and a dark sweatshirt.

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Robbery detectives were investigating the incident.

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