File # MV231980216

Details:

On July 17, 2023, at 5:20 p.m., deputies from the Riverside Sheriff’s Moreno Valley Station responded to the report of a robbery in-progress near the 12000 block of Heacock Street, Moreno Valley. Employees at the business advised the suspect pointed an object at them, simulating he had a firearm, then demanded money from the cash register. The suspect attempted to open the cash register, but was unsuccessful. Deputies arrived within minutes and established a perimeter around the business. The suspect was taken into custody without incident. The suspect was identified as Justin Rusty Martinez, a 35 year-old resident of Moreno Valley. Martinez was booked into the Robert Presley Detention Center for attempted robbery.

This is an on-going investigation and no further information will be released. Anyone with information regarding this incident is encouraged to contact Deputy Palacios at the Riverside Sheriff’s Moreno Valley Station at (951) 486-6700.

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File # TE230450192

Details:

On February 14, 2023, approximately 7:00 PM, Riverside Sheriff’s Southwest Station deputies responded to a business in the 40800 block of Winchester Road in the City of Temecula, reference an attempted robbery. It was learned the suspect approached the victim and attempted to take his property at knifepoint. A bystander who was recording the incident startled the suspect and the victim was able to get away without being harmed.

The Southwest Station’s Robbery/Burglary Suppression Team (RBST) responded and assumed the investigation. Members of RBST positively identified the suspect as Suukat Harvey, a 20-year-old resident of Valley Center. On March 9, 2023, Harvey was located near the 54000 Block of Golsh Road in Valley Center.

Harvey was taken into custody without incident and booked into the Cois Byrd Detention Center for robbery and assault with a deadly weapon.

Anyone with information related to this case or aware of additional incidents involving Harvey is encouraged to contact Deputy Alfonso Valadez of the Southwest Station RBST at (951) 696-3000.

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AP Briefs

A man armed with a rifle was shot by a quick-acting convenience store owner who pulled a shotgun out from behind the counter and opened fire during an attempted robbery in Southern California.

The faceoff was recorded by surveillance cameras at the convenience store around 2:45 a.m. Sunday in Norco, a city that bills itself as “Horsetown USA.”

Four suspects, their faces covered, pulled up to the business in a BMW SUV and walked inside the store with their rifles pointed, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department.

The owner grabbed a shotgun and fired one round from behind the counter, according to video aired by KCBS-TV. An employee identified the owner as an 80-year-old man to the TV station.

The suspects fled as one screamed, “He shot my arm off, he shot my arm off!”

The sheriff’s department commended the employee’s actions.

“In this case, a lawfully armed member of our community prevented a violent crime and ensured their own safety, while being confronted with multiple armed suspects,” according to a statement.

Authorities found the injured suspect in a hospital, suffering from a gunshot wound that appeared to be from a shotgun blast. The other three suspects were found at the hospital in the BMW, which had been previously reported as stolen. Law enforcement found stolen guns in the SUV.

Three suspects were arrested and booked on suspicion of robbery and conspiracy. They are being held on $500,000 bail.

The main suspect remained in the hospital in critical but stable condition. He will be booked into jail after he is released from the hospital.

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