DATE/TIME: Saturday, September 16, 2023, at approximately 1:40 p.m.
INCIDENT: PC 211(A) - Armed Robbery
LOCATION: Rite-Aid, 1020 E. Broadway Street, Needles, CA
SUSPECT(S): Franshay Moore, 33-years-old, Resident of Los Angeles
Ashanti Hill, 26-years-old, Resident of Los Angeles
Makalila Young, 22-years-old, Resident of Los Angeles
Ajanae Travis, 28-years-old, Resident of Las Vegas
VICTIM(S): CONFIDENTIAL
SUMMARY: On Saturday, September 16, 2023, at approximately 1:40 p.m., deputies from the Colorado River Station / Needles Police Department responded to an armed robbery call at the Rite-Aid store in Needles.
Deputies arrived on scene and learned suspects entered the store and loaded in excess of $1,000 in store merchandise into bags. The suspects presented electronic weapons and threatened to harm store employees before fleeing the scene in a vehicle.
Deputies located the getaway vehicle a short distance from the scene and conducted a high risk traffic stop. The four suspects were taken into custody without incident. The stolen merchandise was recovered from the suspect vehicle during the investigation and returned to the Rite-Aid store.
Franshay Moore, Ashanti Hill, Ajanae Travis, and Makalila Young were subsequently arrested and booked at the High Desert Detention Center for PC 211 - Armed Robbery. All Suspects remain in the custody of the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department with a bail amount of $50,000.00, awaiting a court hearing.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact Deputy M. Bush at the Colorado River / Needles Police Department at (760) 326-9200. Those wishing to remain anonymous are urged to call the We-Tip Hotline at 1-800-78-CRIME (27463) or leave information online at www.wetip.com.
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Refer: Deputy M. Bush
Station: Colorado River Station
Phone No. 760-326-9200
Case No. 212300733
SHANNON D. DICUS, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department
