Suspects

Oceanside police search for robbery suspects who assaulted an AM/PM store clerk. 

OCEANSIDE–Investigators are searching for three men who brutally assaulted an AM/PM convenience store clerk during a robbery November 26, Oceanside police said Wednesday.

Oceanside police says the robbery occurred at 2:40 a.m. at the store located at 1990 Oceanside Boulevard. The three men entered the store, and one of the suspects went to the cooler and began taking beer cans . While he was doing that, one of the men went behind the counter and “sucker-punched” the clerk, who was distracted. Two of the men assaulted the clerk after he fell to the ground. They kicked and beat the victim as he lay on the ground.

Suspect one is described as a white male adult 18 to 20 years-old; suspect two is a Hispanic male adult 18 to 20 years-old, and the third suspect is a Hispanic male 18 to 22 years old.

If you recognize the suspects, or have any information regarding the robbery, call Detective Hogan at (760) 435-45