Nightmare Shift: Knife-Wielding Robber Terrorizes Upland Dessert Shop Employee

Imagine, if you will, just going about your evening, working a late shift at a sweet dessert shop. You're scooping ice cream, maybe wiping down counters, looking forward to closing up. Then, suddenly, the door opens, and everything changes in an instant. That's precisely what happened to an employee at a Creamistry in Upland, Southern California, just last week.

It was late on Wednesday night, May 22nd, when a seemingly ordinary customer walked into the Creamistry located on the 1900 block of North Campus Avenue. But this wasn't just any customer; this was a man with a dark intention, and a sharp knife, ready to turn a peaceful dessert stop into a scene of sheer terror.

The details emerging from the Upland Police Department are quite chilling. The suspect, described as wearing a black hoodie, black pants, a black mask, white gloves, and distinctive blue shoes, didn't waste any time. He confronted the lone female employee working that night, brandishing a knife right there in front of her. Can you even begin to picture the fear in that moment?

He wasn't there for a treat; he was there for the cash. Demanding money, the robber then, in an incredibly callous act, ordered the terrified worker to get down on her knees. On her knees! What a horrific ordeal for anyone to go through, feeling utterly vulnerable and helpless in her own workplace. After taking the contents of the cash register, the man made a swift exit, leaving the employee shaken to her core.

Thankfully, the employee was physically unharmed, but the emotional scars from such an incident surely run deep. Upland Police were called to the scene and have since launched a full investigation. They’ve managed to pull some clear surveillance images of the suspect, which they’ve bravely released to the public, hoping someone out there recognizes him.

This kind of brazen crime really shakes a community, doesn't it? A local business, a hardworking individual just trying to make a living, suddenly faced with such violence. Police are urging anyone with even the slightest bit of information about this knife-wielding robber or the incident itself to come forward. Every tiny detail could be crucial in bringing this individual to justice and ensuring no one else has to experience such a terrifying night. If you saw something, anything at all, please, reach out to the Upland Police Department.