Crime & Safety
Alamo Woman Robbed At Gunpoint In Her Driveway: Sheriff
A woman was followed home by at least two men, who reportedly robbed her with an AK-47-style rifle. The suspects are at-large.
ALAMO, CA — An Alamo woman was followed home and robbed at gunpoint, according to the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office and a KTVU report.
On Tuesday at around 2:36 p.m., a woman arrived home on the 2400 block of Biltmore Drive in the unincorporated area of Round Hill, according to CCSO spokesperson Jimmy Lee. The woman told deputies that when she exited her car in the garage, two armed suspects approached her.
The woman told KTVU that right after she pulled into her driveway, another car backed into it. Two men then jumped out, and one of them had an AK-47-type rifle, she said. They then robbed her of all her jewelry.
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Descriptions of the suspect vehicle were broadcast to law enforcement agencies, according to the sheriff. Lafayette officers located the suspect vehicle, described by KTVU as a silver Lexus IS 350, on westbound Highway 24 and attempted an investigative stop. The car did not stop, and officers eventually terminated the pursuit, the sheriff’s office said.
As of Thursday the suspects remain at-large and the investigation is ongoing.
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