The Sacramento County Sheriff's Department is investigating five video game stores in the southern part of county that were robbed in the past 10 days.
Detectives believe the robberies may be related. In each of them, at least two men entered the store armed with a shotgun and demanded money from the store and customers, according to a press release from the sheriff's department.
According to the sheriff's department, the robberies all occurred between 6 and 9 p.m. (A photo from one of the robberies is below.)
The robberies were on: Dec. 20 in the 4400 block of 47th Ave. in the county; Dec. 21 in the 8200 block of Bruceville Road in Sacramento; Dec. 22 at the GameStop at 8250 Calvine Road in the county; and Dec. 27 at the GameStop stores at 9688 Bruceville Road in Elk Grove and 8250 Calvine Road in the county.
The robbers are described as African American or Latino men ages 18 to early 20s, between 5 feet 9 to 6 feet 4 inches tall and about 200 pounds.
Anyone with information is asked to call the sheriff's detectives at (916) 874-5115 or Crime Alert at (916) 443-HELP.
Callers can be anonymous and may eligible for a reward of up to $1,000. Additional reward money of up to $5,000 may also be available.
Detectives believe the robberies may be related. In each of them, at least two men entered the store armed with a shotgun and demanded money from the store and customers, according to a press release from the sheriff's department.
According to the sheriff's department, the robberies all occurred between 6 and 9 p.m. (A photo from one of the robberies is below.)
The robberies were on: Dec. 20 in the 4400 block of 47th Ave. in the county; Dec. 21 in the 8200 block of Bruceville Road in Sacramento; Dec. 22 at the GameStop at 8250 Calvine Road in the county; and Dec. 27 at the GameStop stores at 9688 Bruceville Road in Elk Grove and 8250 Calvine Road in the county.
The robbers are described as African American or Latino men ages 18 to early 20s, between 5 feet 9 to 6 feet 4 inches tall and about 200 pounds.
Anyone with information is asked to call the sheriff's detectives at (916) 874-5115 or Crime Alert at (916) 443-HELP.
Callers can be anonymous and may eligible for a reward of up to $1,000. Additional reward money of up to $5,000 may also be available.