San Diego County Crime Stoppers and investigators from the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department’s Vista Station are asking for assistance from the public to help identify and locate two unknown male suspects wanted for robbery, assault and seven vehicle burglaries.
Detectives said that on December 3, 2013, at approximately 5:45 p.m., two unknown Hispanic males entered the Shell Gas Station’s convenience store, located at 145 North Emerald Drive in Vista after having burglarized seven vehicles in the area. One of the suspect’s had a bat, pointed it at the clerk and demanded “stuff”. The clerk fought back and was punched several times in the face and hit in the arm with the bat.
The suspects took five gas gift cards, that had not been activated therefore were worth nothing, and other miscellaneous things before leaving the store.
The suspects were described as being Hispanic males about 18-years-old.
The suspects were recorded by a surveillance camera; the images are attached to page two of the release.
Anyone with information on this case should call the Crime Stoppers anonymous tip line at (888) 580-8477. Crime Stoppers is offering up to a $1,000 reward to anyone with information that leads to an arrest in this case. Anonymous email and text messages can be sent in via www.sdcrimestoppers.com.
- Media inquiries about the case can be directed to John Hintz at (760)940-4911.
- Media inquiries about Crime Stoppers can be directed to Officer James Johnson at (619) 531-1500 or Deputy Adriana Uribe at (619) 531-1547.
For information leading to an arrest, you could receive up to a $1,000 reward and remain anonymous. The qualification of any person(s) for the reward and the amount of the reward for any person(s) so qualifying will be determined by San Diego County Crime Stoppers, Inc, in its sole discretion. The amount of all rewards given shall not exceed $1,000. Information must be received on the tip line, (888) 580-8477.