Crime & Safety

Potrero Avenue Super 8 Robbed At Gunpoint

El Cerrito Police are looking for two suspects in the armed robbery.


El Cerrito Police are asking for the public's help in tracking down two men who robbed the clerk at the Super 8 Motel, located in the 6000 block of Potrero Avenue.

The robbery happened Wednesday at 6:33 p.m. The suspects arrived in a black, four-door Mercedes with a moon-roof. The Mercedes was driven by a black male with a white BB-Cap and white shirt. One suspect, clad in a dark hooded sweatshirt approached the clerk while a second suspect, wearing a green hooded sweatshirt stood at the door, brandishing a semi-automatic handgun.

The suspects stole cash from the clerk, who was not physically injured.

The suspects are black males, in their 20's and appear to be tall, approximately 6 feet 2 inches to 6-4.

If you can identify any of these suspects or have information regarding this case, contact the El Cerrito Police Department at (510) 215-4400 or Dispatch at (510) 237-3233.


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