Deputies Seek Two Suspects in Armed Robbery at Cabazon Valero-Circle K

Two suspects pulled an armed robbery at the Valero-Circle K gas station in Cabazon, a sheriff's sergeant said Wednesday morning.

The robbery was reported at 11:46 p.m. Tuesday at 13990 N. Fern St., between Main Street and Interstate 10, according to Sgt. Richard Beatty of the sheriff's Cabazon Station.

Two male suspects entered the store, one walked over to the beverage dispenser, and the other brandished a handgun and demanded money, Beatty said.

The suspects took an undisclosed amount of money and several items from the store, Beatty said.

The suspects walked or ran one block west to a waiting vehicle parked on Palm Street, Beatty said. The vehicle was last seen traveling west on Main Street.

One suspect was described as a Hispanic male, 18 to 25 years of age, 5 feet 8 inches tall, about 160 pounds, with short brown hair, Beatty said. He was wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, dark pants and dark colored shoes. He had a small, black semi-automatic handgun.

The other suspect was described as a Hispanic male, 18 to 25, 5 feet 8 inches tall, about 160 pounds. He was wearing a black baseball hat, black hooded sweatshirt, dark pants and dark-colored shoes, Beatty said.

The suspect vehicle was described as a small foreign model, dark in color, unknown make, model and year, Beatty said.

In April, three suspects including one with a pistol-grip, pump-action shotgun, allegedly robbed the same Valero-Circle K station, and were arrested in Cabazon about two hours after the robbery. The same suspects were accused of a "multi-county violent crime spree" that included a carjacking in Rialto and striking victims with the shotgun, sheriff's officials said.

Anyone with further information about the Tuesday night robbery was urged to call the Cabazon Station at (951) 922-7100 or the Riverside County Sheriff's Dispatch Center at 1-800-950-2444, or send an email to CabazonStation@RiversideSheriff.org.