Two masked and armed men vaulted the counter and accosted clerks at Century Liquors at 2121 St. Francis Drive at about 8 p.m. Monday, robbing the store of a large amount of cash and several bottles of alcohol, Palo Alto police have reported.
The robbers fled on foot and were last seen heading northbound out of the store. There may been a getaway car parked near Channing Avenue at Edgewood Drive, according to police Sgt. Sandra Brown.
The suspects were described as two dark-skinned males about 20 years old. The first suspect was described as 6-feet tall with a slender build and weighing about 180 pounds. The second suspect was described as 5-feet-8-inches tall with a slender build. There was no weight description for the second suspect. Both men were wearing plain white T-shirts, blue jeans and black masks, police stated.
Police are asking anyone with information regarding this armed robbery to call the Palo Alto Police Department's Tip Line at 650-329-2190.
Comments
Duveneck/St. Francis
on Sep 28, 2007 at 12:32 am
on Sep 28, 2007 at 12:32 am
This says nothing about any assault yet when my husband was there today the clerk (or owner?) was sporting two black eyes and said it was from the robbery.
Downtown North
on Sep 28, 2007 at 9:50 am
on Sep 28, 2007 at 9:50 am
Another day, another violent crime in Palo Alto. It's become almost a ho-hum nowadays when citizens or businesses are robbed, asaulted and beaten.
Why isn't our City Council looking at this, which is happening right now to Palo Alto residents to very harmful effect? Why are they instead creating new bureaucrats like the "Environmental Commissioner"?
I'd much rather they spent our scarce tax dollars on another Police Officer. I'd much rather they spent a city council meeting discussing how to make the police department more effective in fighting this new crime wave.
This seems like it should be an emergency. Instead it feels like New York City in the 70's: Lock your doors, don't get involved and hope the criminal predators pick on a neighbor instead of you.
This needs some attention.