Local News in Brief : Fountain Valley : Gunman Takes Cash From Brookhurst Store

Police are searching for a man who robbed the Super Yarn Market at 18120 Brookhurst St. of an unknown amount of cash Thursday night.

The man, armed with a black automatic pistol, entered the store at 7:55 p.m. and demanded cash from the two employees, Fountain Valley Police Sgt. Keith Levin said.

After taking money from the cash register, the robber forced the employees into a storeroom and ordered them to remain there. When the employees emerged a few minutes later, the robber was gone, Levin said.

Police described the robber as a black man in his mid-20s, about 5 feet, 6 inches tall, with a thin build and with a mustache. He was seen wearing wire-frame sunglasses, a dark gray hat and a trench coat. He apparently left on foot, Levin said.