Police searching for robbery suspect

-- Jennifer Kho

COSTA MESA -- Police on Thursday released a description and photo of a

suspect in a liquor store robbery.

The robbery, at Buck’s Liquor, 1089 W. Baker St., was reported at 4:20

p.m. Monday.

A store video camera caught the suspect on tape, Sgt. Don Holford

said.

The suspect -- a man with short brown hair, a mustache and a goatee --

pretended to shop around for a few minutes before coming to the cashier

with a bag of chips and a soda, Holford said.

He then pulled out a handgun and told the clerk to give him the money

from the cash register, Holford said. He did not specify how much cash

was taken.

The suspect is described as between 25 and 27 years old, about 6 feet

tall and 170 pounds. He was wearing a maroon shirt and light-colored

shorts with a white stripe when he robbed the store, Holford said.

The man carried what police believed to be a 9mm handgun and drove

away in a green, two-door vehicle.

Anyone who has information about the suspect or the robbery is asked

to call (714) 754-5206.