Police Search For St. Helena Armed Robbery Suspect

ST. HELENA, CA — Police in St. Helena were looking for a man who robbed a local market at gunpoint. The robbery at the Azteca Market, 789 Main St., was reported about 5:15 p.m. Sunday, said police Sgt. Justin Tharp.

The gunman, described as a thin white man about 5-feet-8-inches tall, had a handgun but did not fire it. He got away with an undisclosed amount of cash, Tharp said.

The suspect ran toward a residential neighborhood to the west; police requested residents on Main Street, Charter Oak Avenue, Grayson Avenue and Crane Avenue to shelter in their homes while police did a yard-to-yard search, Tharp said.

That shelter-in-place order was lifted at 7:06 p.m. Sunday without the suspect having been found.

Tharp asked that anyone with information on whom the robber is and where to find him call St. Helena police at 707-967-2850.

By Bay City News Service

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