California Payday Advance Store is Robbed
By J.J. CameronPayday Loan Writer
Yes, the cash advance clowns have been captured in Arizona. But that doesn't mean all payday loan establishments across the nation are safe. A recent case in California proves as much.
Authorities spent the afternoon searching for an armed robber who entered a local business, held a gun to a customer’s head and demanded money.
It took place around 1 p.m. Wednesday. The man walked into a bad credit payday loan store in the area of Seventh and Sage streets and made off with thousands of dollars, according to Deputy Brian Taylor of the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Victorville station.
When the suspect walked into the store, a woman was standing at the counter, cashing a check in hopes of receiving a helpful, cheap payday loan. The man stuck the gun to her head and told the clerk he'd shoot the woman if the clerk didn't give the suspect all the money in the store, Taylor said.
He then also demanded money from the woman he'd threatened to kill. He was very greedy. The clerk started sending cash through a window before the suspect took it and ran off, leaving the pay day loan establishment on foot.
The suspect is described as a black man approximately, 6 feet tall and weighing 190 pounds, wearing a red shirt with playing cards on the front, a red baseball hat and blue jeans.
