Full Notification

Corona, CA– On Sept. 21, 2015, the Corona Police Department began investigating a string of robberies which occurred at three different locations within a six-hour time period in the City of Corona. The robberies occurred at the following locations:

• USA Gas, 1205 S. Main St. Sept. 21, 2015 at 9:19 p.m.
• 7-11 Store, 700 W. Sixth St. Sept. 22, 2015 at 12:58 a.m. & 3 a.m.
• 7-11 Store, 725 E. Grand Blvd. Sept. 22, 2015 at 3:37 a.m.

In each of the robberies, the suspects were described as two males, possibly Hispanic, who concealed their faces and demanded money from the cash register. As a result of the robberies, suspects made off with cash, lottery tickets, cigarettes, and also a wallet from a customer at one of the locations.

On Oct. 30, 2015, Officers responded to a report of a robbery at USA Gas, 1205 S. Main St. in which one male Hispanic suspect had fled with cash. The suspect was located hiding at a nearby city park where he was arrested for the robbery. The suspect was identified as Axl Garcia, 22- year-old of Corona.

Corona Police Detectives continued to investigate the string of robberies which occurred in September and had information that Garcia may have been involved.

On Jan. 6, 2016, Corona Police Detectives with the assistance of the Riverside County Post-Release Accountability Team (PACT) and the Riverside County Gang Task Force - Region 8 served a search warrant at Garcia’s Corona residence. Detectives arrested two additional robbery suspects, Jimmy Olivares, 21-year-old of Corona and a 16-year-old male.

Olivares was cited and released from the Corona Police Department on a lesser charge and the 16-year-old male juvenile was charged with four counts of Robbery and associated charges. Garcia remains in the Riverside County Jail on an unrelated incident and will be charged with additional counts of Robbery related to the string of robberies in September within the City of Corona.

If you have any information regarding these investigations we encourage you to call Sr. Detective Bloomfield at 951-817-5767.