Crime & Safety

Masked Man Robs Pacifica Gas Station at Gunpoint

Pacifica Police are looking for a manΒ who robbed a Pacifica gas station Thursday night.

According to police, atΒ approximately 8:25 p.m. officers were dispatched to the Chevron gas station at 100 Milagra Drive on a report of an armed robbery.

The gas station clerk told investigating officers that he had been robbed at gunpoint by an unknown man wearing a black ski mask. The armed suspect demanded cash and fled with an undisclosed amount of money last seen running eastbound on Milagra Drive, said police officials.

Officers search the area extensively but were unable to locate the suspect described as a white adult male, 5 feet, 5 inches tall with a stocky build, blue jeans and a black hooded sweatshirt.

Pacifica Police are investigating the incident and asking citizens to call with information regarding this crime. Anonymous tips can be left on the Silent Witness Hotline at 650-359-4444 or call the Pacifica Police Department directly at 650-738-7314.

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