Walnut Creek police are investigating the armed robbery of the Destination Maternity Store at 1604 Mt. Diablo Blvd. Monday night, with a an armed robber striking shortly before the business was scheduled to close, according to witnesses.
Sergeant David Rangel said the suspect, described as a Hispanic male adult, 30’s, 5’07”, 200 lbs., black hair, wearing a red track jacket (the top of the jacket was red with a white stripe; the bottom was blue), entered the store at approximately 5:38 p.m., pointed a revolver at an employee and demanded money from the cash register.
The employee complied and the suspect left in an unknown direction with no vehicle was seen, according to Rangel. No employees or customers were harmed during the robbery. A WCPD canine unit assisted with the area check, however the suspect was not located.
No surveillance images are available for release at this time.
“pointed a revolver at an employee”…how wrong in how many ways is that!