Fountain Valley

Leaf Blower Robbery: Police said Thursday that they are searching for a man who stole a leaf blower from a gardener at gun point. The man was driving a light blue Buick in the 9000 block of La Colonia Avenue about 10 a.m. Tuesday when he pulled over and approached a gardener holding a leaf blower, according to Police Sgt. Jim Brokaw. The man shoved a gun into the gardener’s chest and took the leaf blower, Brokaw said. The man was described as a clean-shaven, Caucasian, about 25 years old with shoulder length, blond hair. Police did not identify the gardener.