The Sacramento Police Department is asking for the community’s help in identifying a suspect in an armed robbery.

On February 13, 2017, at approximately 10:30 p.m., the victim returned home to her residence on the 6600 block of Cougar Drive and parked in front of her residence.  As she was parking her car, a vehicle pulled into the driveway of a neighboring duplex.  The victim began walking up her driveway and was about to open the front door when a male, armed with a gun exited the car and ran up to the victim.  Before the victim could open the door, the suspect robbed the victim of her cell phone and an undisclosed amount of money.  The suspect and vehicle are described as:

·        Suspect:  Male, African American, approximately 6 feet tall, 190 pounds and had long hair or dreadlock style hair.  The suspect was last seen wearing a red zip-up jacket, saggy jeans, blue underwear, white belt and a blue or purple beanie style hat. 

·        Suspect Vehicle:  Silver Hyundai Elantra, four-door sedan.

The suspect(s) were last seen fleeing the area in the above described car.  The attached video was captured by nearby surveillance cameras. 

As a reminder, we want to pass along some prevention tips for the community to follow. 

Prevention Tips:

- Be aware of your surroundings as your enter your neighborhood.  If you feel like someone is following you, don’t go home.  Drive to a well lit and populated area and call 911. 

- Keep the exterior of your home well lit. 

- Know your neighbors and look out for each other.  If you see someone suspicious in your neighborhood, or in a vehicle, call 911 and report the license plate. 

- Ensure your street lights are working.  Report any outages to the City by dialing “311”. 

- Don’t flash large sums of cash when making purchases, it makes you a target.

- Don’t carry or store large sums of cash in your home.

- If you have security cameras at home, ensure they are operational.  This is a great tool for investigators and will help solve many of the crimes. 

- REMEMBER, if you or any area resident(s) see something suspicious; please report that information to the Sacramento Police Department via the following numbers: 

Emergency Number:   9-1-1

Non-Emergency Number: (916) 264-5471

The Sacramento Police Department encourages any witnesses with information regarding this robbery to contact the dispatch center at (916) 264-5471 or Sacramento Valley Crime Stoppers at (916) 443-HELP (4357) or submit an anonymous tip using the free “P3 Tips” smartphone app.  Callers can remain anonymous and may be eligible for a reward of up to $1,000.