Man buying marijuana carjacked in Pittsburg

Roman Gokhman
Contra Costa Times

Posted: 01/11/2010 08:44:54 PM PST

Updated: 01/11/2010 09:55:44 PM PST

PITTSBURG — A man who drove to a Loveridge Road apartment complex to buy marijuana was robbed at gunpoint and carjacked Monday evening.

The man, a 25-year-old Pittsburg resident, drove to the Loveridge Terrace Apartments, off Loveridge Road and near East Leland Road. about 7 p.m., police Lt. Brian Addington said.

He was supposed to meet with someone in the parking lot to buy marijuana. Instead he was approached by two men with a gun who ordered him to give them his wallet and get out of the car.

The robbers then got into the car and drove away south on Leland. The man was not injured.

Addington said it was not clear whether the men who robbed the victim were the ones who were supposed to sell him drugs, or whether the robbery was a coincidence.