CASTRO VALLEY — It was the night before Christmas, and while many throughout the Bay Area might’ve been hanging their stockings with care, at least one man was apparently out to make a quick buck.
At 10 p.m. on Christmas Eve, the suspect walked into the Quickly tea cafe on the 20800 block of Redwood Road in Castro Valley, mask over his face, gun in hand. He hand a holiday-themed warning for the clerks, police said.
“I don’t want to have to kill anyone on Christmas,” he told them, according to police.
The man allegedly made two employees open the register and a safe in the back, and told them to lie on the floor. He left with about $400, authorities said.
Police are still working to get him arrested and charged. Two days after the robbery, on Boxing Day, police chased the suspect vehicle through Berkeley, but the driver got away, authorities said. Thus far, the man they believe to be responsible hasn’t been charged, court records show.
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