Crime & Safety

100K Reward Offered for Information Leading to Arrest of Armored Car Service Robbers

The incident happened Thursday night in Santa Rosa.

An armored car service in Santa Rosa that was targeted by robbers Thursday night is offering a reward of up to $100,000 for the arrest of suspects involved in the crime.

Santa Rosa police are examining surveillance video and trying to track down at least two suspects who robbed Garda Armored Car Service Thursday night, police said.

Around 10:45 p.m. police reported to the business at 1650 Northpoint Parkway, where suspects had locked victims behind steel doors at the business after robbing the armored car company.

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Police said that the victims were quickly overtaken by the suspects, who had high-powered weapons. The suspects disarmed the victims and tied them up before fleeing with an undisclosed amount of money. Police said that the suspects trapped two employees present at the time of the robbery.

Those employees were unharmed. The suspects are at large, and the FBI has joined Santa Rosa police detectives in investigating the case.

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Sonoma County Alliance has also offered up to $2,500 in reward money for information leading to the arrest of the suspects.

Anyone with information regarding this case is encouraged to contact Detective Ryan Corcoran or Sgt. Steve Fraga at the Santa Rosa Police Department's Violent Crimes Team at 707-543-3590.

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