Armed Robbers Take Computer Chips Worth $150,000 From Courier’s Car

Two men stole $150,000 worth of computer chips from a 34-year-old courier as he was leaving a convenience store, authorities said Thursday.

The computer parts courier was walking to his car at Bake Parkway and Trabuco Road about 5 p.m. Wednesday when one of the men put a gun to his ear, Orange County Sheriff’s Lt. Tom Garner said.

The assailants took the computer chips from the trunk of the courier’s car and fled in a blue four-door sedan, investigators said.

Police said the courier was working for Lifetime Computer Parts, but had no details about where the initial computer chip pickup had occurred.

Both men were described as in their 30s with black hair. One assailant was 5 feet, 6 inches tall, weighed about 150 pounds and had a vertical scar on his face, Sheriff’s Lt. Rich Paddock said.

The second thief was described as 5 feet, 8 inches tall and about 160 pounds. Both men were wearing blue dress shirts, black pants and black shoes, Paddock said.