Crime & Safety

Police Seek Suspect in Attempted Robbery

The man is suspected of punching the victim in the face.

Police are asking for the public’s help identifying a suspect in an attempted armed robbery that occurred in South San Francisco Sunday morning. The incident occurred around 6:40 a.m. Sunday in the vicinity of Chestnut Avenue and Treeside Court, police said.

The suspect approached a man and demanded money. The victim said he didn’t have any, and the suspect punched him in the face before fleeing the scene in a red sedan with tinted windows, according to police.

The suspect as described as a bald Hispanic man in his early 20s with a moustache and beard. He’s roughly 5 feet 6 inches tall and 180 pounds. At the time of the attempted robbery, he was wearing a black t-shirt and black pants, police said.

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Anyone with additional information is asked to contact the South San Francisco Police Department at (650) 877-8900

By Bay City News

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