A would-be gas station robber was spooked by a customer and fled before he could carry out his plan, San Diego Police said Saturday.
It happened about 8 a.m. at an Arco station in the 1500 block of Morena Boulevard, in the Bay Park neighborhood.
A man entered the station and pointed a gun at the clerk, demanding money, according to Officer Tony Martinez of the San Diego Police Department.
Before the clerk could comply with the suspect’s demands, a customer entered the store and the suspect apparently panicked and fled the scene, Martinez said.
The suspect was described as a Hispanic or Asian man in his 50s with a mustache and a short, thin build. He was seen wearing reading glasses and a dark-colored hoodie sweatshirt, Martinez said.
Police also suspect the man of robbing the same Arco station on Wednesday.
Robbery detectives are investigating both incidents, Martinez said.
—City News Service
