Full Notification

On December 16, 2014 at approximately 9:20 p.m., deputies from the Sonoma Valley Substation and Santa Rosa Main Office responded to 13000 block of Gibson Street in Glen Ellen after a neighborhood residence called 911 and reported a male victim had driven a truck onto her property and began yelling for help. The male reported he was being robbed and threatened by a male suspect armed with a handgun.

Deputies contacted the victim and he reported he was accosted by three males in the parking lot of the Glenn Ellen Grocery in the13700 block of Arnold Drive. One of the three male suspects was armed with a reported semi-automatic handgun. The armed suspect demanded the victim give him his wallet.

The victim and armed suspect were involved in brief struggle at which time the suspect struck the victim in the head with the handgun. The victim entered his truck and was able to drive a short distance with the three suspects following him within close proximity. The victim eventually abandoned his truck in the front yard of a neighborhood residence while being chased on foot by the suspects.

Deputies with assistance from officers from the California Highway Patrol and a canine unit conducted a neighborhood search but were unable to locate any of the three suspects.

The victim was transported to a local hospital for follow-up medical treatment. Detectives from the Sheriff’s Office Violent Crimes Investigation Unit are conducting a follow-up investigation into this incident.

Prepared by Lieutenant Al Vernon
Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office