Robber holds up El Monte gas station
EL MONTE -- An armed man escaped with an unknown amount of cash after holding up a gas station Sunday, police said.
The crime was reported about 8:45 p.m. at a Valero gas station in the 4700 block of Santa Anita Avenue, near Valley Boulevard, El Monte police Lt. Ken Alva said.
The robber was described as a Latino man in his 30s, wearing a brown checkered flannel shirt and a mustache, the lieutenant said.
He lifted his shirt to display a handgun tucked into his waistband and demanded cash from an employee, Alva said.
The robber was last seen driving south on Santa Anita Avenue in a four-door, 1990s-model Honda Accord, he added.
Alva said El Monte police alerted other nearby law enforcement agencies to be on the lookout for the robber.
The crime was reported about 8:45 p.m. at a Valero gas station in the 4700 block of Santa Anita Avenue, near Valley Boulevard, El Monte police Lt. Ken Alva said.
The robber was described as a Latino man in his 30s, wearing a brown checkered flannel shirt and a mustache, the lieutenant said.
He lifted his shirt to display a handgun tucked into his waistband and demanded cash from an employee, Alva said.
The robber was last seen driving south on Santa Anita Avenue in a four-door, 1990s-model Honda Accord, he added.
Alva said El Monte police alerted other nearby law enforcement agencies to be on the lookout for the robber.
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