[UPDATE 4:07 p.m.:]Man With Gorilla Mask Sprays Clerk With Chemical and Flees Without Anything/Leaves Mask and Knife…

This is a press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office. The information has not been proven in a court of law and any individuals described should be presumed innocent until proven guilty:

The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a man who assaulted a store clerk while attempting to shoplift from a Cutten business.

On Jan. 31, 2018 around 5:40 p.m. Humboldt County Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to Murphy’s Market in Cutten for the report of a robbery that had just occurred.

According to the business, the male suspect entered the store wearing a gorilla mask. When asked to take the mask off, the suspect complied and began to load a shopping cart with several hundred dollars of merchandise. The suspect then attempted to exit the store without paying. A store clerk confronted the suspect and attempted to detain him for shoplifting.

The suspect sprayed the clerk with a chemical agent and fled the business on foot. The suspect did not take any merchandise with him and left behind the gorilla mask and a knife. The suspect possibly left the property in a white Ford F150.

Anyone with information regarding the identity of the suspect 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.

UPDATE 4:07 p.m.: According to the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Department, “The male suspect wanted in connection to the robbery at Murphy’s Market on Jan. 31, 2018 is described as a white male adult in his late twenties, 6’2” or 6’3” tall, average build, about 220 pounds with short, dark brown hair and a medium complexion.
Anyone with information regarding the identity of the suspect 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.”
UPDATE 2/20:   Suspect Arrested in Gorilla Mask Robbery

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Are We There Yeti
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Are We There Yeti
6 years ago

Are we sure it wasn’t Bigfoot? Gorillas wouldn’t adapt well on the North Coast.

zookeeper
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zookeeper
6 years ago

LOL!

😂
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😂
6 years ago
Reply to  zookeeper

I’m dying!

Boat.Life
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Boat.Life
6 years ago
Reply to  zookeeper

You win the internet today

hmmm
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hmmm
6 years ago

If he took the mask off and then loaded the cart, do they not have a video of him? A pic of what he looks like would be helpful for others to help identify him.

Willy
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Willy
6 years ago

Robbing Hood, getting desperate, think outside the box.

Guest
Guest
Guest
6 years ago

I hope the clerk is ok. People are way too scary these days.

River Rat
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River Rat
6 years ago

He wasn’t just monkeying around. Book em’ Dano.

PALAKA
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PALAKA
6 years ago

Maybe he was trying to fill his yeti

😂
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😂
6 years ago
Reply to  PALAKA

😂

Cowabunga
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Cowabunga
6 years ago

This place has gone apeshit.

Dying to know
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Dying to know
6 years ago

What the hell did he spray the clerk with?!?! That’s crazy

Teri
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Teri
6 years ago
Reply to  Dying to know

Bear mace is what I heard… and yes clerk is ok…