Eighth robbery occurs at Metro PCS on San Marcos Blvd
SAN MARCOS (KUSI) — For the eighth time in just over two weeks, a San Diego-area Metro PCS wireless-services store was robbed Friday.
The heist at the business in the 200 block of San Marcos Boulevard was reported shortly after 3 p.m., sheriff’s Lt. Christine Robbins said.
The lieutenant said she had no further details about the crime, including the number of perpetrators, whether any weapons were brandished and what was stolen.
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Since late last month, armed thieves have robbed Metro PCS shops in various parts of the county, alternately threatening clerks with pistols, a stun gun and a machete before making off cash and cellphones, according to police.
During several of the crimes, two bandits entered the targeted business, while just one confronted the victims during others.
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The earlier holdups occurred at 8662 Jamacha Road in Spring Valley on Jan. 25; at 4202 El Cajon Blvd. in Kensington on Jan. 27; at 3458 Adams Ave. in Normal Heights on Jan. 30; at 1840 Coronado Ave. in Egger Highlands on Feb. 1; at 12643 Poway Road in Poway on Monday; at 5430 Clairemont Mesa Blvd. in Clairemont on Tuesday; and at 6686 El Cajon Blvd. in the College area on Wednesday.
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Surveillance cameras have captured images of the bandits, described as tall Hispanic or light-skinned black men in their mid-20s to 30s. Both wore dark-colored clothing and sunglasses during the heists, and had bandanas covering their faces while committing several of them.
