Seaside police investigating daytime robbery at jewelry store

Seaside police are investigating a brazen daytime robbery that occurred this week at a jewelry store.

Police say just after 11 a.m. Monday, three masked men entered a store on Fremont Boulevard, one of them armed with a handgun.

The armed man approached the store owner and demanded he show his hands.

When the owner refused, the suspect pistol-whipped him. But the store clerk kept his resolve and threw an object at the suspect, striking him in the face.

The three suspects then fled from the store on foot, heading north on Fremont Blvd. and then east through a breezeway onto Virgina Street.

The suspects were described as Hispanic men in their early 20s. The victim suffered a head injury and was treated at the scene and released.

Seaside police ask anyone with information about the incident to contact them at one of the following numbers:

Anonymous Tip-Line – 899-6282
Seaside Police Department – 899-6748
Non-Emergency Dispatch – 394-6811

You can also leave a tip at the Seaside Police Department’s online tip website.