San Mateo County deputies investigating robbery near Sawyer Camp Trail
File Photo. Interstate 280 near Crystal Springs Reservoir in San Mateo County. Copyright: Duncan Sinfield/KTVU.
SAN MATEO, Calif. - Deputies in San Mateo County are investigating a robbery that occurred on Friday.
The San Mateo County Sheriff's Office responded Friday at 6:30 p.m. to the Sawyer Camp Trail on Hillcrest Boulevard North on a report of a robbery.
Deputies said the victim was standing in the parking lot by his vehicle when a suspect approached him from behind, stuck what may have been a firearm into his back and demanded the victim's money.
The suspect also stole a gold chain the victim was wearing.
Following the robbery, the suspect fled the area in a black sedan.
The victim was not hurt during the robbery.
The suspect was described as a man, but no other identifying information about the suspect was immediately available.