PORTERVILLE, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – Deputies are searching for a suspect accused of knocking out an employee’s teeth while robbing a Porterville business Thursday.
According to deputies, around 10:30 a.m., a person walked into Cosecha Recycling Center armed with a gun and demanded money.
Deputies say the suspect then pistol-whipped the employee, the impact caused their face to be cut and their teeth to be knocked out.
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The suspect ran from the scene before deputies arrived. Anyone with information is asked to contact the sheriff’s office at 559-733-6218.