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Sheriff’s detectives assigned to San Dimas Station are investigating two robberies that occurred overnight Wednesday and Thursday in the San Gabriel Mountains.  While it’s not clear the two incidents are connected, they were in relatively close proximity a few hours apart.  

In the first incident, deputies responded to Azusa Police Department and contacted two victims who reported they were robbed at gunpoint near Highway 39, mile marker 19.23, at about 10:30 p.m. on Wednesday night (11/02/2016).  The victims, a 25 year old female and a 25 year old male, said they were parked at the roadside when they were approached by two men who demanded their property.  One of them appeared to be armed with a pistol.  The victims surrendered a small amount of cash and two cell phones.  There were no injuries, and the suspects fled into the darkness.  No vehicle was seen, and the victims could not provide a more detailed description of the suspects. 

At about 6:00 a.m. on Thursday (11/03/2016) deputies responded to San Dimas Community Hospital.  A 38 year old male reported that he was with a friend in the San Gabriel Mountains, on East Fork Road about ¼ mile east of Highway 39.  At about 1:30 a.m. he was approached by a male Hispanic with a handgun who demanded money.  As the victim retrieved cash from his wallet, a struggle ensued and the suspect shot the victim in the right leg before driving away in a newer model Chrysler.  Obtained was approximately $800.00 US currency.  The victim was driven to the hospital and treated for a superficial gunshot wound to the right leg.  The suspect was described as a Hispanic male, 30-35 years of age, 5’08” tall, heavy set, approximately 235 pounds, wearing a white t-shirt. 

Anyone having information regarding either of these incidents is asked to call detectives at San Dimas Station, (909)450-2700.  The Sheriff’s Department would like to remind visitors to the remote mountain areas to exercise caution, particularly late at night in areas with no cell service.  While there is no evidence of a crime pattern related to these two incidents, robberies of this nature have occurred in the local mountains several times per year.
 
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San Dimas Sheriff’s Station is one of six stations within the East Patrol Division of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. The Station’s jurisdiction encompasses approximately 276 square miles. In addition to serving the City of San Dimas, the station serves unincorporated communities of Azusa, Covina, Glendora, La Verne, Claremont, Pomona, the Los Angeles County portion of Mt. Baldy, a large portion of the Angeles National Forest (State Route 39), and portions of Angeles Crest Highway (Highway 2). The population for these areas is approximately one hundred and five thousand (105,000), nearly sixty sixty-nine thousand (69,000) in the unincorporated areas and more than thirty-six thousand (36,000) in the City of San Dimas.
 
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