Rialto Officers Nab Cellphone Thief and his Accomplices! Suspects were located and arrested within 10 mins of crime.
At approximately 1:40 p.m. three suspects entered the cellular phone shop in the 300 Block of S. Riverside Avenue. One of the suspects got into an argument with the store owner and at one point reached over the counter and snatched the owner's cell phone from his waistband.
The three suspects ran out the door of the business and drove off northbound Riverside in a silver PT Cruiser. Several witnesses and the store owner called the police who began scouring the area for the vehicle. In less than ten minutes the suspects were located by two Rialto Officers miles away at a Church's Chicken on the border of Rialto and San Bernardino.
The suspects were in possession of the stolen cell phone when detained and were positively identified by the victim and in-store video surveillance which captured the entire incident. The victim's property was recovered and the suspects face possible Robbery charges.
Address/Location
Rialto Police Department
128 N Willow Ave
Rialto, CA 92376
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 909-820-2550
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