Robbers sample Candy Cottage

The Candy Cottage and Gift Store on Lindero Canyon Road was robbed Feb. 2 at gunpoint. No injuries were reported.

According to authorities, two people drove to the store at about 3 p.m. One of them brandished a semi-automatic handgun and reportedly demanded money from the cashier.

The store employee, who was alone in the store at the time because another worker was on break, handed the register tray to the robber. It contained $422.

The thief was wearing a dark- colored hooded sweatshirt with the hood pulled over his head.

Once he took the money, the robber rejoined an accomplice who was waiting in a car outside the store, a witness told authorities.

The first person who entered the store was described as a White male in his mid-20s with a slender built. He is about 5-feet, 10-inches tall and weighs about 140 pounds. He was wearing a black baseball cap, black sweatshirt and black shorts.

The person in the car is described as a young male wearing a black hooded sweatshirt. He was driving a white convertible vehicle, possibility a Ford Mustang, with a chrome luggage rack on the trunk and a black soft top.

Anyone with knowledge about this crime is asked to call Det. Pat Dain with the Ventura County Sheriff’s Department at (805) 494-8224.

The Ventura County Crime Stoppers will pay up to $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and criminal complaint against the person(s) responsible for this crime. Callers can remain anonymous. Call the number above, or Crime Stoppers at (805) 494-TALK.

—Sylvie Belmond