Clearlake, Calif. -- Clearlake police are seeking a suspect described as a white male adult approximately 30 to 35 years of age who robbed the Verizon Wireless store in Clearlake.
Store employees reported that the store, located at 4456 Manzanita, was robbed Tuesday at approximately 4:48 p.m..
The suspect, wearing an orange ski mask, brandished what has been identified as black semi-automatic pistol during the robbery. He demanded money from an employee and after taking an undisclosed amount of cash, fled the business on foot.
Clearlake Officers responded to the business and discovered the suspect had fled out of the business north towards an undeveloped area which consisted of dense trees and brush.
Officers got a description of the suspect and began a search of the area tracking for the suspects path of travel with police canine partner “Dex”.
After an extensive search of the area the suspect was not located.
Witnesses on scene described the suspect as a white male adult approximately 30 to 35 years of age wearing a heavy black jacket, dark colored pants, and dark colored shoes..
The suspect concealed his face with an orange ski mask and a baseball style hat.
If anyone has any information regarding this incident they are encouraged to contact Officer Elvis Cook at 707-994-8251