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2100 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Berkeley, CA 94704
(510) 981-5900, TDD: (510) 981-5799, police@ci.berkeley.ca.us

 

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*** FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ***

Contact:  Officer Joe Okies  #71

                 BPD Public Information Officer

                 (510) 981- 5752

Commercial Robbery Suspect Photographs

Identification Needed

                                   

 

Berkeley, California (Monday August 2, 2004) –The Berkeley and Oakland Police Departments are jointly investigating a commercial robbery series.  Over the past month the above suspect has been involved in at least 13 commercial robberies throughout Berkeley and North Oakland.  Typically, the suspect enters the business, threatens the clerk with a gun, and demands money from the cash register.

 

Investigators have obtained the above photographs from surveillance video obtained during one of the robberies and are asking the public to help identify the suspect in this series.  The suspect has been armed with a handgun in all of the robberies and should be considered armed and dangerous.

 

The suspect is described as a:

Black male adult approximately 25-35 years old, between 6’ to 6’3” tall with a thin build.  The suspect has short-cropped hair and typically wears t-shirts or sports jerseys over blue jeans.

The Berkeley Police Department is asking for help from anyone who may have information about this incident or the pictures above.  Please contact the Robbery Detail at 510-981-5742 or email tips to police@ci.berkeley.ca.us.  You may remain anonymous.