Police Seek Man Suspected of Robbery, Assaulting Store Employee

By Bay City News Service

Police in San Bruno are looking for a man who is suspected of stealing a cellphone from a store on Saturday and punching a store employee as he tried to escape, according to the San Bruno Police Department.

Officers responded to reports of a theft at a cellular retail business in the 600 block of San Mateo Avenue at about 2:15 p.m., police said.

After investigating, police said they determined the suspect had stolen a cellphone valued at more than $800.

A store employee tried to stop the suspect as he attempted to leave the store, but the suspect punched the employee in the face, according to police.

Police said the suspect is described as a Hispanic or Filipino man in his 30s with average height and weight, a shaved head and a long black goatee. He was wearing a black hooded sweatshirt and blue jean shorts.

According to police, the suspect fled in an older model, black two-door Acura being driven by a light-skinned woman also in her 30s.

Police are asking anyone with information regarding this crime to contact San Bruno police at (650) 616-7100.