Motorist robbed of wallet at gunpoint A...

Motorist robbed of wallet at gunpoint

A man was robbed at gunpoint by a man who forced his way into the

victim’s car on the morning of April 25, police said.

The victim pulled his car into a parking structure at 5 a.m. in

the 7700 block of Center Avenue when an assailant stood in the way of

the vehicle, police said. The assailant opened the car door and took

a black semi-automatic handgun out of his waistband, pointing it at

the victim, said Sgt. Mike Kelly.

The man got into the victim’s car and demanded that the victim

give up his wallet. The victim drove the car to a residential area,

where the assailant then exited the car with $52 from the victim’s

wallet.

The victim drove to the Anaheim Police Department and reported the

crime, Kelly said.

The assailant was described as a Latino man, between 30 and 35

years of age, weighing approximately 140 pounds, with a goatee and

wearing a black beanie, black hooded sweatshirt, black jeans and

white shoes.

Foul stench, but where’s the source?

Both police and fire units responded to an estimated 100 calls

reporting a strong gas odor in the Huntington Harbour area April 25,

police said.

The gas company was called and said they were not aware of a gas

leak in the area, Kelly said. The fire department checked the area

and did not find the source of the smell, Kelly said.

Police looking into possible hate crime

Police are investigating a possible hate crime April 23 in the

1200 block of California Street, police said.

Derogatory comments about homosexuality and references to the Ku

Klux Klan were reportedly spray painted on the wall of a home, said

Sgt. Mike Kelly. The residents did not initially report the

vandalism; police received a call from a passerby who was offended by

the spray painted message, Kelly said.