Crime & Safety

Man With Gold 'Grill' Sought in Peninsula Hold-Up

Police are looking for three men suspected in a local armed robbery.

By Bay City News Service:

South San Francisco police are investigating an armed robbery that occurred last weekend.

Officers responded at 12:45 a.m. Sunday to the 100 block of Produce Avenue and learned a man was approached by three suspects who ordered him to exit his vehicle. After the victim exited his vehicle, one the suspects placed a sharp object against the victim’s side and demanded money, police said.

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When the victim tried to resist, one of the suspects punched him in the face, causing minor injuries, police said. The suspects robbed the victim of an undisclosed amount of cash and then fled the area.

The first suspect was described as a black man in his mid 20s who is about 6 feet 2 inches tall with a stocky build and a gold “grill” on the upper row of his teeth. He was wearing a black baseball cap with white “SF” letters on the front, a black long-sleeved shirt, black jeans and orange or yellow Timberland boots, police said.

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The second suspect was described as a black man in his mid 20s who is 5 feet 7 inches tall with an average build and a clean-shaven beard. He was wearing a black baseball cap with a “flashy” silver design on the front, a black long-sleeved shirt and black sagging jeans, according to police.

The third suspect was described as a Hispanic male in his teens who is about 5 feet 5 inches tall with a young face and a medium to dark complexion. He was wearing an unbuttoned black sweater, a black shirt with a Mexican flag printed on the front and a Mexican eagle emblem imprinted on the middle of the shirt, police said.

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