The Bandanna Bandits? Another Small Business Robbed by a Dastardly Duo
Recently there has been a number of small businesses robbed by a pair of white male adults wearing bandannas. Here’s one from last Friday. Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office:
On Friday, March 18, 2016 at approximately 4:57 a.m., the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office received a report of an armed robbery that had just occurred at the Freeway 76 Gas Station on Murray Rd, McKinleyville. Deputies responded and spoke with a male and female victim. The male victim stated suspect #1 demanded money from the cash register while suspect #2 pointed a firearm in their direction. The male victim gave the suspects the money. The suspects fled with the money and several cartons of cigarettes. The suspects were last seen fleeing on foot east on Murray Rd.
Suspect #1 is described as a white male adult, 6’ tall, 200 lbs, wearing a light gray sweatshirt and a red bandana covering his face. Suspect #2 is described as a white male adult, 6’ tall, about 175 lbs, wearing a dark gray sweatshirt and dark pants with a dark bandana covering his face.
Deputies searched the area and were unable to locate the suspects.
Later that morning, at approximately 6:31 a.m., deputies responded to the Fairway Market on Herrick Ave, Eureka, for a report of an armed robbery that had just occurred. The victim stated two males robbed him at gun point. The suspects demanded cash and brandished a small firearm. The victim handed over an undisclosed amount of cash. The suspects fled on foot. The victim described the suspects to the deputies. The description of these suspects matched the description of the two suspects listed above.
A red bandana was found a few blocks south of Fairway Market on Herrick Ave.
Anyone with information for the Sheriff’s Office regarding this case or related criminal activity is encouraged to call the Sheriff’s Office at 707-445-7251 or the Sheriff’s Office Crime Tip line at 707-268-2539.
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I hope the employees of Freeway 76 get hazard pay.
That station has been robbed more than any other station in humb9ldt
Is it the same guys from the fortuna robbery?
We don’t know for sure but the description is very similar.
That makes sense.
Hey kym that might be why the cops were there on rohnerville Rd looking for the perps
Uh fingerprints or DNA on found bandana?
Stealing cash and smokes….classic
Seeing as some folks live to blame all crime on pot, I take this opportunity to follow the same logic & blame the cigarette smokers for these crimes. (After all tobacco proven as addictive as heroin)
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Why doesn’t the idiot who owns the 76 in Mckinleyville protect His employees with a night window and not be so greedy. It is proven not safe to operate there at night. The owner wants the money from the sales inside the store. No consideration for the safety of their employees is a likely lawsuit thatl the owners will lose if one of them is hurt in a robbery. Greed over worker safety.
Right on. af
Bandanna banditos? What next? (Banditos can be of any ethnicity)