Crime & Safety
Deputies Search for Gas Station Robbers
Two men hold up an El Camino Real station at gunpoint Monday.
Two men robbed a San Clemente gas station at gunpoint early Monday morning, escaping to the freeway with an undisclosed sum of cash, according to police reports.
Shortly before 2 a.m., two men approached the station at the 2300 block of El Camino Real, said Orange County Sheriff's Lt. Roland Chacon.
One, wearing a dark hoodie, stayed outside as the other, wearing a mask, entered and brandished a black handgun, demaning money from the clerk.
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The clerk handed over the cash, but activated the silent robbery alarm as he did, according to police incident logs.
The men left in a dark vehicle, headed toward the I-5 north, and were still at large as of 11 a.m.
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Chacon said he couldn't release any more suspect information for fear of compromising the investigation. He encouraged anyone with information to call the Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-855-TIP-OCCS.
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