Gunman Robs Peninsula REI

SAN CARLOS, CA — A robber pulled a gun at a Peninsula REI store Thursday night, authorities said.

Deputies at around 8:55 p.m. responded to the San Carlos sporting goods store at 1119 Industrial Road on the report of an armed robbery, the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office said.

Deputies determined the suspect entered the store just before closing and pulled a gun on employees who confronted him as he tried to leave the store with some items he hadn’t paid for, the Sheriff’s Office said.

The suspect is described as a man, 20 to 30 years old and wearing a black baseball cap, black medical mask, black hooded sweatshirt, maroon pants and white tennis shoes.
No injuries were reported.

Anyone with information about this crime is encouraged to call the Sheriff’s Office at 650-363- 4911. Alternatively, you may also remain anonymous by calling the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office Anonymous Tip Line at 1-800-547-2700

— Bay City News contributed to this report