Full Notification

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office is requesting public assistance to help locate the suspect of an armed robbery that occurred tonight, December 10, at the CVS Pharmacy located in the 100 block of Turnpike Road. At approximately 5:40 p.m, a suspect armed with a machete, wearing a black hooded sweatshirt with a scarf over his face, entered the store and approached the pharmacy counter. The suspect instructed the teller not to move and then jumped over the pharmacy counter. He grabbed an undisclosed amount of prescription medication and fled out the front door.

Sheriff’s deputies assisted by a K-9 Unit responded to the scene and searched the area for the suspect. The weapon was located but the suspect is still at large. He was last seen possibly leaving the area in a black Mustang sedan which was located on residential street behind the store.

The suspect is described as a Hispanic male in his twenties with a thin build and a thin black mustache. He was last seen wearing a black hat and black shirt.

If you have any information on this case you are asked to call the Sheriff’s Office at 805-683-2724 or to leave an anonymous tip call 805-681-4171.