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Man attacked with sharp object, robbed

A Costa Mesa man suffered cuts to his hand and face after three

men in a van robbed him and attacked him with a sharp object on

Wednesday night, police said.

The man was walking on McClintock Avenue south of Baker Street

when a full-size van pulled up next to him, Police Lt. John

FitzPatrick said.

“They told the victim that if he didn’t give them money, they’d

kill him,” he said.

One of the men “bar-armed” the victim, and the other slashed him

with a small sharp instrument on his hand and face, FitzPatrick said.

The three men took the man’s money and escaped in the vehicle, he

said.

The two suspects are described as having shaved heads and in

their early 20s. One of them was about 5-foot-7 weighing about 220

pounds, and the other was about 5-foot-5, weighing approximately 140

pounds.

The heavier man was reportedly wearing baggy jeans and a hooded

sweatshirt, and the other had dark facial hair and a small mustache,

FitzPatrick said. The only description of the van was that it was

either a Chevrolet or a Dodge, he said.