OAKLAND — A masked gunman robbed a Lakeshore area cell phone store of thousands of dollars worth of iPhones and iPads Tuesday morning, authorities said.
No one was injured.
Authorities said the robber, wearing a mask that covered most of his face and brandishing a gun, entered the Sprint store, 3199 Lakeshore Ave., at about 9 a.m. Tuesday and took more than two dozen iPhones and iPads that he put into a bag before fleeing.
He was described as either black or Hispanic, between 20 to 30 years of age, about 5 feet nine and weighing 220 pounds. Besides the mask the man wore a gray jacket.
Police and Crime Stoppers of Oakland are offering up to $2,500 in reward money for information leading to the arrest of the robber. Anyone with information may call police at 510-238-3326 or Crime Stoppers at 510-777-8572,