Suspect sought in Pleasanton residential burglaries where couple assaulted with gun, teen with pepper spray

PLEASANTON — A suspect is being sought in a series of recent residential burglaries, including one where a couple was hit with a gun and another where a teen was pepper-sprayed, police said Friday.

The most recent burglary happened about 8 p.m. Wednesday on the 3800 block of Mohr Avenue

Police said a 63-year-old man encountered a male suspect in his backyard. The suspect brandished a handgun and forced the man back inside his home, striking both the man and his 62-year-old wife with the gun inside the house, police said.