Crime

Disguised by an N-95 mask, he stole truck at gunpoint in Fresno. Deputies on lookout

Detectives are asking for help finding an armed carjacker wearing an N-95 mask who took a truck at gunpoint from a man in the 4800 block of North Harrison Avenue, near Fig Garden.

Fresno County Sheriff’s spokesman Tony Botti said the robbery took place about 7:45 a.m. Friday as the owner was getting ready to leave for work and was confronted by the suspect.

The bandit is about 5-feet, 9-inches tall with a slight build and spoke with a slight accent, according to the victim. The truck was later found in Madera.

Anyone with information about the suspect is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 559-498-7867.

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Jim Guy
The Fresno Bee
A native of Colorado, Jim Guy studied political science, Latin American politics and Spanish literature at Fresno State University, and advanced Spanish grammar in Cuernavaca, Mexico.
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