Saturday, September 20, 2008

News Story #2 Cathedral Robbery

San Fransisco--Two tourists were robbed at gunpoint yesterday in the parking lot of Saint Mary's Cathedral, police said today.

The victims, WeiMing Chen, 28 and his wife Li Lu, 30 both of Taiwan, had just separated from their tour group around 10 a.m. and were taking pictures in the cathedral's lower parking lot when a man approached them waving a gun and demanding their money, said Sgt. Lawrence Price of the San Fransisco police department.

According to Chen, he then emptied out his wallet, giving the thief around $100 in cash, at which time the assailant demanded more. After the couple handed over their credit card, passports, camera and airline tickets, the mugger ran off.

Police are still looking for the suspect, described as a young man around 18 years old and wearing a black jacket and cap.