Man Robs Watsonville Taco Bell, Uses Bicycle to Get Away

A man in a ski-mask robbed the Taco Bell on Green Valley Road Wednesday morning, said police.

The suspect had a handgun and jumped over the counter and told everyone to get on the ground, said Watsonville Police. The suspect forced one employee to open all of the cash registers and made another one put all the money in a bag.

The suspect left the area riding a white “fixie” style bicycle with a red front rim, said police.

Officers from the Watsonville Police Department, Santa Cruz Sheriff’s Office and California Highway Patrol conducted extensive searches of the area but the suspect was not located.

The suspect was described as a man in his 20’s or 30’s. He was 5′-5″ tall and was of a heavier build. The suspect was wearing a light grey hooded sweatshirt, black pants, black shoes, black ski type mask and sunglasses, said police.

Anyone with information regarding this case is strongly encouraged to call the Watsonville Police Department Crime Tip line at 728-3544 or the Watsonville Police Department Investigation Bureau at 768-3352.