Crime & Safety
Police Seek Clues in Robbery by Person in Truck
Authorities say that a man pointed a gun at a woman in Redlands from his truck and drove off with her purse.
Redlands Police are looking for a man they say robbed a woman of her purse at gunpoint from the cab of a white utility truck.
Police received a call shortly after 2:30 a.m. Monday after a driver pulled up to the woman in the 900 block of East Lugonia Avenue, pointed a gun and stole her purse, according to a news release.
It was one of three similar incidents being investigated. One happened just before 2 a.m. on Interstate 10 near Tennessee Street, the other happened in Mentone less than 15 minutes after the Redlands incident. The California Highway Patrol is investigating the I-10 incident, and San Bernardino County Sheriff's is investigating the Mentone robbery.
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Victim descriptions of the car are similar to the description given by the Redlands victim. The person inside the truck was only described as a male wearing a mask.
No one was injured in any of the incidents, according to the news release.
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Anyone with information about the Redlands incident can call Redlands Police Dispatch at (909) 798-7681. Anonymous tips can be provided by texting 274637 using the keyword “REDTIP."
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