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Chula Vista Police Department
Wednesday May 27th, 2015 :: 02:35 p.m. PDT

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Street Robberies - Seeking Information

Yesterday at approximately 3:45 pm, a 13 year old victim was walking home after school in the 500 block of Stonegate. He was confronted by a pedestrian who asked for his cell phone and headphones. The suspect then asked for cash. The suspect then got into a White Ford sedan and left the area. The victim ran back to school to seek help.

At approximately 4 pm, two middle school age victims were walking near 1395 Old Janal Ranch Rd. They were approached for their cellphones and Ipad while a replica firearm was presented. These victims described the suspects a fleeing in a white sedan.
Detectives linked another possible case to another event on April 30th , in the afternoon hours, a victim was walking in front of the Salt Creek Recreation Center's when a suspect asked him to borrow his cell phone. The victim loaned the suspect his cell phone and the suspect fled the area taking the phone. The vehicle the suspect fled in was described as a white Ford vehicle.
There may be additional cases, reported or unreported to the police department.
Based on similarities between the cases (time , locations, and MO) the public is asked to contact the Detective Molina at 619-691-5178 with any information to help solve the cases.

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Chula Vista Police Department
315 4th Ave
Chula Vista, CA 91910

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Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 619-691-5151

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