CIRCLE K ROBBERS HIT POLE WITH GETAWAY CAR; LA MESA POLICE SEEK SMALL WHITE CAR WITH DAMAGE AND YELLOW PAINT ON DRIVER’S SIDE

September 4, 2011 (La Mesa) – Yesterday at 3:59 a.m., La Mesa Police responded to an armed robbery at the Circle K store, 8899 La Mesa Blvd. Two Hispanic male suspects reportedly held up the clerk at gunpoint with a black, semi-automatic weapon, then fled on foot eastbound on Grossmont Blvd. 

A witness told police that he saw a small white compact car leaving the area at a high rate of speed with headlights off. The car, whose occupants matched the robbery suspect descriptions, struck a pole.

The clerk told officers he was in the back of the store doing stock work; when he came out he was confronted by two suspects who were standing at the cash register. One of the suspects pointed a gun at him and demanded the cash from the register. After receiving the cash, the suspects fled.

The suspects were described as follows:

#1-Hispanic male adult, 20-30 yrs., pencil thin mustache, navy blue long sleeve shirt, blue baseball hat and sunglasses. He was wearing rubber gloves.

#2-Hispanic male adult, grey hoodie sweat shirt, plaid grey-white-red shirt, blue jeans.

The vehicle has damage to the driver’s side and likely has yellow paint from the pole that it struck, according to La Mesa Police.

If you have any information on this case, please call the La Mesa Police Department at (619) 667-1400.

You may also call Crime Stoppers’ anonymous toll-free tip line (888) 580-TIPS (or www.sdcrimestoppers.com). You can remain anonymous, and be eligible for a reward of up to $1,000 for information leading to an arrest in this case.