Suspect Tried To Rob Starbucks With Gun After Placing Order

MORGAN HILL, CA -- City police officers are searching for a woman who tried to rob a Starbucks coffeehouse by gunpoint at the drive-through window on Cochrane Road Friday night.

When officers arrived at 6 a.m., the witness working as the cashier at the drive-through window said the female suspect pulled up and placed an order then pulled forward to the window and pointed a semi automatic handgun at the clerk, Morgan Hill police reported. The witness stepped away from the window to a safe position, and the suspect fled in her vehicle, police added.

The vehicle looked like a silver- or gold-colored Honda SUV with unknown license plates. The suspect was described as a Hispanic female adult, medium build, wearing a dark-hooded sweatshirt and a red baseball cap. She appeared to have a double piercing above her left eye and a mole or tattoo under her right eye.

Anyone who may have information related to this incident is encouraged to contact Sgt. Bill Norman at 669-253-4982 or at bill.norman@morganhill.ca.gov.