Guns drawn, sheriff's deputies on Monday morning surrounded the California Grand Casino in Pacheco looking for a robbery suspect who wore a Halloween mask, orange gloves and was armed with a semi-automatic rifle.
Contra Costa County Sheriff's spokesman Jimmy Lee said the suspect took some casino chips, and then took off in a four-door Mercedes, after the scary break-in, first reported at 4:45 a.m. Apparently, the suspect didn't take any cash.
The shooting happened about 2 a.m. In the casino parking structure after officers responded to the scene to investigate reports of an attempted robbery that occurred about 12:45 a.m., Lt. The Best 25 bank robbery, casino robbery, and heist movies ever made a list of 25 titles The 35 best black movie directors, producers, and screenplay writers. The sister of NBA star Kawhi Leonard and another woman have reportedly been charged in the slaying of an 84-year-old woman at a California casino.
California Grand Casino Pacheco Robbery
'The person came in with a weapon and pointed it and some of the staff and some customers as well,' Lee said. 'It was very frightening.'
Penalties for Robbery. Because robbery involves force, it is often considered a more serious crime than theft. In most cases, robbery is a felony, and a conviction can result in significant prison time, especially if a weapon was involved. For example, Georgia's robbery statute provides that the crime is punishable by up to 20 years in prison. California Penal Code 211 PC defines the crime of robbery as 'the felonious taking of personal property in the possession of another, from his person or immediate presence, and against his will, accomplished by means of force or fear.' Robbery is a felony that carries a penalty of up to 9 years in state prison.
But by the time deputies arrived, the suspect was gone.
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Video from the scene showed deputies in black poised with rifles outside the establishment, and guests congregated outside in the parking lot. Later in the morning, the sheriff's office also released grainy video surveillance from inside the casino, showing the suspect in some type of mask and carrying a weapon.
Guns drawn, sheriff's deputies on Monday morning surrounded the California Grand Casino in Pacheco looking for a robbery suspect who wore a Halloween mask, orange gloves and was armed with a semi-automatic rifle.
Contra Costa County Sheriff's spokesman Jimmy Lee said the suspect took some casino chips, and then took off in a four-door Mercedes, after the scary break-in, first reported at 4:45 a.m. Apparently, the suspect didn't take any cash.
The shooting happened about 2 a.m. In the casino parking structure after officers responded to the scene to investigate reports of an attempted robbery that occurred about 12:45 a.m., Lt. The Best 25 bank robbery, casino robbery, and heist movies ever made a list of 25 titles The 35 best black movie directors, producers, and screenplay writers. The sister of NBA star Kawhi Leonard and another woman have reportedly been charged in the slaying of an 84-year-old woman at a California casino.
California Grand Casino Pacheco Robbery
'The person came in with a weapon and pointed it and some of the staff and some customers as well,' Lee said. 'It was very frightening.'
Penalties for Robbery. Because robbery involves force, it is often considered a more serious crime than theft. In most cases, robbery is a felony, and a conviction can result in significant prison time, especially if a weapon was involved. For example, Georgia's robbery statute provides that the crime is punishable by up to 20 years in prison. California Penal Code 211 PC defines the crime of robbery as 'the felonious taking of personal property in the possession of another, from his person or immediate presence, and against his will, accomplished by means of force or fear.' Robbery is a felony that carries a penalty of up to 9 years in state prison.
But by the time deputies arrived, the suspect was gone.
Local
Video from the scene showed deputies in black poised with rifles outside the establishment, and guests congregated outside in the parking lot. Later in the morning, the sheriff's office also released grainy video surveillance from inside the casino, showing the suspect in some type of mask and carrying a weapon.
Sheriff's officials described the suspect as a 6-foot-tall man weighing roughly 200 pounds who was wearing a black hooded jacket, dark pants and orange gloves.
One guest told NBC Bay Area that he saw a man with a mask and a rifle on site near the pai gow table before the suspect ran out the front door. The suspect wasn't in the casino for very long, the guest said.
According to the Card Player Magazine, the casino is the oldest continuously operating poker room in the world, with poker games since 1854.
California Grand Casino Robbery
.@CocoSheriff release photos of getaway car & suspect in California Grand Casino robbery. https://t.co/eaYlMIZWzSpic.twitter.com/zyadgVpP6f— NBC Bay Area (@nbcbayarea) April 25, 2016
