NEWPORT BEACH
Police are searching for a pair of armed robbers who attacked pedestrians in two separate incidents Monday night. No one was seriously hurt in either attack.
Newport Beach police Lt. Doug Fletcher said the first attempted robbery occurred at 7:07 p.m. in the 1400 block of Baypointe Drive. The second incident occurred just minutes later, at 7:23 p.m., in the 1200 block of Rutland Road, he said.
In both cases, Fletcher said, the robbers confronted a lone male victim in an apartment complex parking lot. One pointed a handgun at the victim and asked for money. In each incident, as the victim began to cooperate, the armed man hit him on the head with the gun before both attackers fled without taking anything.
The robbers were described as Latinos in their early to mid-20s, about 5 feet, 8 inches to 5 feet, 10 inches tall, with short hair. They were driving a dark-colored, four-door, early ‘90s Toyota or Nissan.
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