Armed man robs victim in friend's garage

October 25, 2007, 11:18 AM
The victim of strong arm robber told police he was cleaning a friend's garage when a suspicious vehicle drove past. He said an gold, older Chevy Blazer drove through the west side alley of the 1400 block of Scoville a couple of times before stopping behind the friend's garage. A man got out, pointed a large black handgun at the victim, said "give me your chain," then ripped a cross on a gold chain from the victim's neck. The victim told police he could identify the offender, and helped make a composite image of the man. The victim described the robber as "Puerto Rican", around 40, 6', light skin, with a grey goatee, a black skullcap, blue jacket and white gym shoes.