How to resolve AdBlock issue? LUCERNE, Calif. – A popular Northshore restaurant was robbed at gunpoint on Saturday afternoon.
The incident occurred at Foster’s Freeze, located at 6252 E. Highway 20 in Lucerne, between 3:30 p.m. and 4 p.m. Saturday, according to the restaurant’s manager, William Claunch.
Claunch said a male suspect came into the lobby, armed with a handgun.
He said there weren’t many people in the lobby at the time but the dining room was full of customers who didn’t know what was going on.
The restaurant handed over video of the robbery to the sheriff’s office on Sunday, Claunch said.
Claunch said they’re also reviewing the surveillance video for a good image of the suspect, which they hope to release Monday.
“He wasn’t masked or anything,” said Claunch, which leads to the hope that an image of him released to the community will help identify him.
It’s the second time in less than a week that an armed robbery has been reported at a local business.
Last Tuesday, July 17, a suspect robbed Catfish Coffee House on Lakeshore Drive in Clearlake, as Lake County News has reported.
The Clearlake suspect was described as a white male adult, about 6 feet tall.
Claunch said the suspect who robbed Foster’s Freeze wasn’t the same individual, as he was much shorter, about 5 feet 3 inches tall.
Claunch did not have additional details on the suspect on Sunday, however postings on Facebook indicated the man may have had a marijuana leaf tattoo on his forearm and left the scene in a white SUV.
Lake County Sheriff’s Office command staff couldn’t be reached over the weekend for comment on the case.
Additional details on the robbery will be posted as they become available.
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