The Sheriff’s Department is asking for the public’s help in locating a man suspected of an armed robbery in Twentynine Palms Tuesday afternoon. According to a Sheriff’s press release, a man with a black bandana over his face entered the Adobe Smoke Shop in the 6400 block of Adobe Road about 1:30 p.m. The suspect brandished a gun and demanded money. The clerk gave the robber an undisclosed amount of cash, which the suspect put in a black bag, and then fled the store. The suspect is described as a black man, about 20 to 30 years old, 200 pounds, 5 feet 8 to 6 feet tall, and was wearing a black hoodie sweatshirt and black jeans. Deputies who searched the area located evidence, but not the suspect. Anyone with information about the robbery or the suspect should call the Sheriff’s Department at 760-366-4175 or the anonymous hotline at 800-78-CRIME.
