Driver robbed at gunpoint on Huntington Beach freeway on-ramp after staged collision

Authorities sought the public’s help this week to locate several suspects who staged a collision and robbed a victim at gunpoint on a Huntington Beach freeway on-ramp.

Officers responded to the southbound Beach Boulevard on-ramp to the northbound San Diego (405) Freeway to a report of a collision and armed robbery Tuesday around 1:15 p.m., according to the California Highway Patrol.

The robbery involved a staged collision with a maroon Infiniti SUV and a white Ford Explorer, the CHP reported. Several suspects dressed in dark clothing and wearing masks approached the victim’s vehicle and robbed the driver at gunpoint of cash and jewelry before fleeing in the Ford Explorer, according to the CHP.

The CHP Border Division Major Crimes Unit is continuing an ongoing investigation of the robbery.

Anyone with information regarding the robbery is urged to call the CHP Border Division Investigative Service Unit Major Crimes Unit at (657) 391-4017 or Investigator Joaquin Gill at (714) 240-3754.