Thursday, Dec. 06, 2012

Suspects sought in Los Banos assault and robbery

The Los Banos Police Department is asking the public's help in locating three suspects involved in a robbery early Sunday.

Police received a report of a robbery in the 600 Block of Pacheco Boulevard at 12:44 a.m.

When officers arrived, they spoke with a 20-year-old male who reported that was had been assaulted and robbed.

The man said he was approached by a Hispanic male, whom he did not know, who began demanding his property. The victim attempted to walk away but was struck and robbed of his property.

Police are not revealing what was taken or any other description.

The perpetrator was last seen east of Pacheco Boulevard leaving the area with two other people in a dark-colored sedan with a possible partial plate of "DOG."

The victim was not injured.

Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact Detective Elias Reyes at (209) 827-7070, ext. 147.

To leave an anonymous crime tip, call (209) 827-7070, ext. 288. If you have access to a computer and the Internet, you can also leave an anonymous tip at the Police Department's webpage at www.losbanos.org. At the bottom of the "Contact" page, simply click on the "report graffiti and other crime" link, or visit the Merced Area Crime Stoppers by telephone at (855) 725-2420, or at www.mercedareacrimestoppers.org.

-- Corey Pride

— Corey Pride