Crime & Safety

Police Seek Help Identifying Tierrasanta Robbery Suspects

Authorities believe four men are responsible for a series of similar armed robberies throughout San Diego County.

SAN DIEGO, CA — The San Diego Police Department is asking the public’s help in identifying four men wanted in connection with a December armed robbery in the Tierrasanta area.

Four men entered a Circle K convenience store at at 10821 Tierrasanta Blvd. on Dec. 15 at about 9:40 p.m., police said. One of the men, armed with a hammer, demanded cash from an employee. The employee complied with the demand. The other three men went behind the store’s checkout counter to steal tobacco products, police said.

All four were then seen running northbound from the store, authorities said. The men were caught on the store's surveillance cameras.

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Police believe the men are responsible for similar crimes throughout San Diego County.

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Anyone with any information on the four men is encouraged to contact the San Diego Police Department’s Robbery Unit at 619-531-2299. Anonymous tips can be called into Crime Stoppers at 888-580-8477 or posted on the official website. A $1,000 reward is being offered for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the men.

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