Release Date:    July 16, 2001

    ROBBERY
    Store clerk struck by suspect.
    Date and Time of Incident:    July 16, 2001 at 4:35 P.M.
    Location:    Vitamin Express, 877 Santa Cruz Ave., Menlo Park
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    From:
    Sergeant Jim Simpson, Patrol Sergeant
    Telephone : (650) 858-3300

    Contact:
    Sergeant Terri Molakides, Media Relations
    Direct Telephone Extension: (650) 858-3386
    Office Hours, Mon. - Thur. 7:30 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
    E-mail: twmolakides@menlopark.org


    Suspect:
    Black Male, 30 - 40 years old. Light skinned with freckles. Unknown clothing. May have been accompanied by another subject (no description).

    Weapon:
    May have been armed with a dark colored handgun.


    On 7-16-01 at about 4:35 PM, Menlo Park Police were advised of a medical call of an unconscious clerk at the Vitamin Express located on Santa Cruz Ave. It was determined that the clerk was in fact the victim of a robbery. The suspect entered the store and inquired about some items and then advised that this was a robbery.

    The clerk was struck by the suspect which rendered her unconscious. The suspect took cash from the cash drawer and fled in an unknown direction. The victim was found on the floor in the store by customers, who in turn summoned emergency aid for her. The victim was transported to Stanford Hospital and treated for her injuries.

    Anyone with information, or who may have seen the suspect, please contact the Menlo Park Police Department at 858-3300.

    Contact Media Relations with any questions. Call 650.858.3386.   ####

If I cannot be reached and you have a question that needs immediate attention, please call Police Dispatch, 24 hours, at (650) 858-3317 who will contact a Patrol Watch Commander for assistance.

For more information on this release, contact:
Sgt. Terri Molakides
twmolakides@menlopark.org
Media Relations
(650) 858-3386

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