Man robbed at knifepoint

Police are seeking the public’s help with locating three men who robbed another man at knifepoint early Tuesday.

A man was walking to his car near the Alejandro’s Mexican Food restaurant, 801 W. 19th St. in Costa Mesa, about 2 a.m. Tuesday when a man approached him from behind and demanded his wallet, said Lt. Clay Epperson.

The robber shoved the man against his car and put a four- to five-inch knife to his throat, Epperson said.

The victim then tried to get into his car, but when he did, the suspect started punching and beating him while two other men opened up the back of the vehicle and ransacked it, police said.

The group made off with the man’s wallet, cell phone, laptop and other personal items, Epperson said.

The victim did not immediately report the crime because his attackers threatened they would “find him” if he called police, he said.

Police described the suspects as follows:

The man with the knife was described as either white or Latino, 20 to 22 years old, 6-foot-2, 150 to 160 pounds with a thin build, dark, shaved hair, dark eyes wearing a tank top and long black pants.

The second suspect was described as a white male, 5-foot-9, 140 pounds with shoulder-length blond straight hair with possibly a thin mustache, wearing a dark button-down shirt and long khaki pants.

The third suspect was described as either a white or Latino male, 6-foot-2, 150 to 160 pounds with a thin build, brown shaved hair about one inch long, wearing basketball shorts and a baseball cap.

Anyone who witnessed the robbery or has any information about the incident is asked to call Costa Mesa police at (714) 754-5281.