Full Notification

PRESS RELEASE

For Immediate Release Friday, October 11, 2019
Issued By: Sergeant Aaron Garihan, Petaluma PD, 707.778.4372, email: [email protected]

Incident: 211 PC, Robbery and 664/211PC, attempted Robbery
Report Number: 19-4293, 19-4295
Occurred Date : October 10, 2019
Occurred Time: 5:35 PM
Location: Staples, 207 South McDowell Blvd. Subway, 2620 Lakeville Hwy #380
Suspect: White Male Adult, 20-30 years old, wearing a white sweatshirt, dark colored sunglasses and jeans. The suspect also had a red beard and mustache.

Incident Summary: On the listed date and time, the pictured suspect entered the Staples store and waited in the customer service line. Once at the counter, the suspect displayed a silver revolver and demanded cash from the employee. The employee alerted management and the suspect exited the store and fled in an unknown direction. No cash or items of value were taken in the robbery.

During the above investigation, Petaluma Police dispatch received a call from an employee at Subway stating they were victims of an armed robbery that occurred approximately 20 minutes earlier. The employee said the suspect approached the counter, displayed a silver recover, and demanded cash. The suspect fled the store with a small amount of merchandise in an unknown direction.

Based on the victim employee’s description of the suspect and surveillance footage captured at the scenes, it is believed the same suspect is responsible for both robberies.

If anyone recognizes the suspect or has any information, they are encouraged to contact Officer Sutherland at (707)776-3721.