Here's hoping these dudes pick the wrong victim and soon

On April 30th, 2009, at about 1:20 P.M., deputies received a report of a robbery and kidnaping that occurred in the parking lot of the K-Mart in Wasco. The victim, a Hispanic female 60 years old, told deputies two unknown suspects took her from the parking lot and forced her to give them money. The suspects did not appear to be armed. She was not injured during the incident.

On May 5th, 2009 at about 5:30 P.M., deputies received a report of a robbery and kidnaping that had occurred in the 700 block of E Street in Wasco. The victim, a Hispanic male 68 years old, told deputies two unknown suspects took him from that location and forced him to give them money. The suspects did not appear to be armed. He was not injured during the incident.

Detectives are investigating these incidents and the two are similar in nature. Detectives believe there is a possibility the crimes may have been committed by the same suspects. The suspects are described as a Hispanic male 35-45 years old and a Hispanic female 25-30 years old. The suspect vehicle is described as a dark colored S.U.V. The attached surveillance photo is of the male suspect in the first case.

If anyone has information regarding these crimes they are encouraged to call Detective Venable at 758-7266 ext. 6., or the secret witness hotline at 661-322-4040. (The photo is of one of the suspects so be on the look out!)