Robbery Reported At Danville Pet Store Thursday Evening

DANVILLE, CA — A Danville pet store was robbed Thursday evening, police said.

No arrests were made and no injuries were reported.

The incident was reported around 6:40 p.m. at the Pet Food Express in Danville, near the intersection of Camino Tassajara and Crow Canyon Road, according to San Ramon Police Sgt. Michael Schneider.

A San Ramon gas station clerk was robbed at knifepoint some 20 minutes later. Police reviewed surveillance camera footage and determined the two incidents may be connected, as the suspect and car description were similar in both cases, Schneider said.

In that incident, a man walked in to the Shell gas station at Crow Canyon Road and Crow Canyon Place, and pretended to buy an item. When the clerk opened the cash drawer, the man brandished a pocket knife, and instructed the man to empty the cash drawer and refrain from calling police for five minutes, Schneider said.

Fortunately, the cashier had just completed a cash drop and only had about $250 in the drawer.