Starbucks customers aid capture of Bay Area robbery suspects

Berkeley police say Starbucks customers helped them capture armed robbers who made off with a woman's laptop.|
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BERKELEY - Berkeley police say Starbucks customers helped them capture armed robbers who made off with a woman's laptop.

The San Francisco Chronicle reports (http://bit.ly/2f3hPP4) that two Oakland men, ages 19 and 22, were arrested for the apparent robbery at a Starbucks about a mile from the campus of the University of California, Berkeley.

Police say witnesses described a man ripping a laptop away from a woman and heading for the exit, but a customer moved to block the door. Police say the apparent robber pulled out a gun and the customer moved away from the door.

Police say a Starbucks patron told them a getaway vehicle and driver were waiting for the man. Berkeley Police spokesman Sgt. Andrew Frankel says officers caught up with the bandits and recovered the laptop.

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Information from: San Francisco Chronicle, http://www.sfgate.com

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