July 14, 2005

CRIME STOPPERS

TYPE OF CRIME: Armed robbery

On July 6, 2005 at 11:37 a.m., an armed robbery occurred at Aguilar Western Wear, located at 5320 Monterey Rd. #C. The suspects entered the store and asked to try on boots. The suspects proceeded to tie up the clerk, then remove jewelry from the counter shelves. The suspects fled with an unknown amount of jewelry and the clerk’s khaki “Guess” purse that contained her CDL and Visa credit card. The suspects were Spanish speaking with a Sinaloan accent. No vehicle was seen.

Suspect No. 1 (shown in the sketch) is described as a Hispanic male in his mid 30s. He is approximately 5 feet 8 inches tall and 180 pounds. He has a mustache and was wearing a light-colored T-shirt and blue jeans. Suspect No. 2 is described as a Hispanic male in his mid 20s, approximately 5 feet 10 inches tall and 160 pounds. He was clean-shaven and wearing a light-colored baseball cap. He was wearing a white, short-sleeved collared shirt with orange horizontal and vertical lines. He also had on blue jeans.

Contact Sgt. Esquivel in the SJPD Robbery Unit at (408) 277-4166 or Ofc. Pierce of Crime Stoppers at (408) 947-7867 if you have information on this crime.

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