Crime & Safety
Man Held Up At Gunpoint In Broad Daylight Peninsula Robbery
Portola Valley robbery occurred at around 3 p.m. on Tuesday near Los Trancos Road and Meadow Creek Court, authorities said.
PORTOLA VALLEY, CA — A workman was robbed at gunpoint Tuesday afternoon in Portola Valley, San Mateo County sheriff's officials said.
The victim was walking near his van at 2:50 p.m. near Los Trancos Road and Meadow Creek Court when two male suspects drove up in an older Ford F-150.
Both suspects got out of the truck and walked up to the victim. One of the suspects waved a black handgun and demanded tools and money, sheriff's officials said.
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The workman gave the suspects $86 in cash and the pair left in the Ford. The truck went south on Los Trancos Road, according to sheriff's officials.
Deputies responded and searched the area but did not find the suspects or the truck.
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The truck had a black roof rack and chrome bumpers. Sheriff's officials asked that anyone with information about the robbery call the sheriff's anonymous tip line at (800) 547-2700.
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