Crime & Safety
Palo Alto Taco Bell Armed Robbery: $20K Reward Offered
The restaurant at 910 East Charleston Road was robbed on Dec. 20.
PALO ALTO, CA — A $20,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest of the armed robber who held up a Taco Bell restaurant last month, Palo Alto police said Friday.
The restaurant at 910 East Charleston Road was robbed about 12:30 a.m. on Dec. 20, according to police.
A lone employee in his 20s, who was about to close for the night, was confronted by a gunman in a ski mask who demanded money from the registers, police said. The suspect then demanded any additional money in the store, and the victim said he would get more from the back.
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Instead, the employee ran out the back door to safety. He saw the gunman get into a dark sedan and drive away on San Antonio Road toward U.S. Highway 101, according to police.
The suspect is described as a white or Hispanic male in his late teens or early 20s.
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"Due to the seriousness of the crime, a $20,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the suspect is being offered by Mothers Against Murder," a non-profit organization based in Los Altos, police said in a statement.
Anyone with information about this crime is asked to call Palo Alto Police at (650) 329-2413. Anonymous tips can be e-mailed to [email protected] or sent by text message or voice mail to (650) 383-8984.
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