Elk Grove Police Seek Suspect in Grocery Store Robbery

July 17, 2015 |

Elk Grove Police are seeking the public's assistance in identifying a suspect wanted in connection to a grocery store robbery yesterday afternoon in Elk Grove.

According to police reports, the unknown suspect entered the Raley's store on Elk Grove Boulevard and Franklin Boulevard at approximately 4:07 p.m., approached the customer service area and demanded money from the employees who were working behind the counter. The employees complied with the demands and gave an undisclosed amount of U.S. currency to the suspect who then exited the store.   

The suspect was described as a Caucasian male, approximately 40 to 50-years of age, 5’9”, with a large build. The suspect was wearing a black baseball cap, dark blue short-sleeve t-shirt, blue jeans and athletic shoes.  

During the course of the investigation, Elk Grove Police detectives developed information that the same suspect had committed similar robberies in Livermore, Lodi and Tracy over the last several days.

Anyone with information regarding this robbery is asked to call the Elk Grove Police Department Detective Bureau at (916) 478-8060 or Crime Alert at (916) 443-HELP (4357).  Callers to Crime Alert can remain anonymous and may be eligible for a reward of up to $1,000.00.  Tips can also be sent via SMS text message by entering CRIMES (274637) on a cell phone, followed by Tip732 (agency identification number) and the message.