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Armed Robbery

April 10, 2008

TYPE OF INCIDENT: Armed Robbery


DATE AND TIME OCCURRED: April 10, 2008; 0221 hours


LOCATION OF OCCURRENCE: 700 Avocado Blvd. El Cajon


BUSINESS NAME: Thrifty Gas


SUSPECT: Joseph Lee McDonald 23 years.
    Dizear Beck 25 years.
    Rashad Marquis McDonald 19 years.


SUSPECT DESCRIPTION:


RESUME OF INCIDENT:

Two of the suspects entered the Thrifty Gas station at 700 Avocado in El Cajon. They displayed handguns and demanded the cash from the register. After the clerk gave them the money, they fled the store to a waiting car, driven by the third suspect. Sgt. Zmijewski was in the area when the call of the robbery was dispatched. He saw a vehicle leaving the area at a high rate of speed. He caught up to the vehicle and made a traffic stop. The driver ran from the car. The other two suspects were arrested before they could run. The driver was later arrested a short distance away.


PREPARED BY: Lt. M. Coit
DIVISION: Patrol
DATE AND TIME: 4/10/08; 1000hours
REVIEWED BY: Lt. J. Redman

Pat Sprecco, Chief Of Police