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Four men sought in home robberies

Santa Cruz Sentinel

Santa Cruz, CA Dec 13, 2004 -- Santa Cruz Police are asking for the public’s help in finding four armed men who took marijuana grown for medicinal uses and electronics from two separate houses on Clay Street.

Around 1 a.m. Sunday, a white, Asian and possibly two black males — all wearing masks and dark clothing — broke into two residences, rounded up their tenants, held them at gunpoint and ransacked their homes, all while demanding drugs and cash.

Two of the victims were battered during the robbery, resulting in minor injuries not requiring hospital treatment. One of the suspects fired a single shot from a handgun when one of the victims tried to escape. No one was shot.

The police urge anyone with information to call the investigations unit at 420-5820.