Elk Grove police are asking for help to identify two teenagers responsible for an armed robbery last month.
The robbery occurred about 8:20 a.m. June 28 in the parking lot of Terracina at Laguna Creek apartments at 9274 Franklin Blvd., according to a press release.
The teens approached a woman as she was walking to her parked vehicle. One of them pointed a silver handgun at her and demanded money. Fearful for her safety, she gave them her Golden 1 Credit Union ATM card, personal identification number and cell phone, police said.
Police said the robbers, who left on foot, went to a nearby Golden 1 Credit Union location and used the woman's ATM card.
The teens were described as 16-year-old African American males, 5-foot-5 inches tall. Each weighed about 135 pounds and had black hair and brown eyes, according to police.
One teenager wore a black baseball cap, a dark-colored jacket, a T-shirt with gold lettering and shorts. The second suspect wore a black shirt and white shorts, police said.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Police Department's detective bureau at (916) 478-8060 or Crime Alert at (916) 443-4357.
Callers may be anonymous and may be eligible a reward of up to $1,000.
Thieves rob two women
Elk Grove police are investigating two separate incidents last week in which women were robbed.
At 8 p.m. July 8, a woman was standing next to her car inside her open garage in the 9200 block of Fabius Court when a man entered and pointed a gun at her, according to a police report.
The man took her purse and left on foot. He was described as an African American male, about 20 years old and 5-foot-4 to 5-foot-6 inches tall. He wore a black baseball hat, black long-sleeved shirt and blue jeans, the report said.
The second incident occurred at 9:20 p.m. July 10. Two men approached a woman standing outside her parked vehicle in the parking lot of the Village Crossing Apartments at 9241 Bruceville Road, according to police.
The men demanded the woman's purse. When she refused, one of them punched her in the face. The robbers left on foot with the woman's purse, police said. Officers searched the area but did not find the men.
Anyone with information about either incident is asked to call the police at (916) 714-5115.
Call The Bee's Sandy Louey, (916) 478-2654.
