Encinitas CA— Detectives from the North Coastal Sheriff’s Station want your help in finding the suspect involved in a robbery along Moonlight Beach in Encinitas.
It happened on Tuesday, October 26 just before 9:00 p.m. near the 400 block of W. B Street. The victim tells detectives he was on the beach near the volleyball courts when a man approached him from behind. The suspect was holding a handgun and pointed it at the victim’s head while demanding his belongings. Fearing for his life, the victim threw his earbuds and cell phone on the ground.
The suspect grabbed the earbuds and told him he would kill him if he called law enforcement. He then took off running north on 5th Street. The victim was not hurt.
A Sheriff’s ASTREA helicopter flew over the area looking for the suspect, while deputies and a Sheriff’s K-9 searched on the ground. Despite these efforts, the suspect was not found.
The suspect is described as a 25-year-old Hispanic man standing 5’7″ tall and weighing 135 pounds. He was last seen wearing a hat, black ski mask, dark sweatshirt, jeans and white shoes.
If you have any information about this incident or know who the suspect is, call the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department at (858) 565-5200.
You can also contact Detective Chad Latonio from the North Coastal Sheriff’s Station at (760) 966-3523.