On January 22, 2024, at approximately 10:43 p.m., Fremont Police Officers responded to a robbery at a local convenience store on Central Ave. The store clerk advised that two masked suspects went inside the store and began to take cigarettes from behind the sales counter. The suspects made threats to the clerks and made gestures that caused the clerks to believe that they were armed. The suspects fled in a vehicle.
Additional officers responded to the store and located the suspect vehicle nearby. A short vehicle pursuit ensued, and the suspect vehicle lost control and collided with the curb near the intersection of Central Ave and Cedar Blvd in Newark. The driver (later identified as Zocari Randy Hicks) and front passenger (later identified as Warren Christopher Rodgers Jr) of the suspect vehicle immediately fled on foot. The suspect vehicle's rear passenger (later identified as Keotis King Patterson) was compliant with officers' commands and was taken into custody. Newark Police arrived on the scene as the two suspects fled on foot. A Newark Police Officer took custody of the front passenger a short distance away. As a perimeter was being established, Fremont Officers saw the suspect vehicle's driver, and a foot pursuit ensued. The suspect was taken into custody.
Officers searched the vehicle and recovered the loss from the convenience store. The trunk of the vehicle contained a bag filled with numerous cartons of cigarettes that were suspected to have been stolen from other convenience stores in the area. A check of the suspect vehicle revealed that it was reported stolen out of a nearby city. The total recovered loss was estimated to be $10,000.
All three suspects were taken into custody and booked into Santa Rita Jail for various charges:
- Zocari Randy Hicks, an 18-year-old male out of Oakland, was arrested for Penal Code 211 - robbery, Penal Code 2800.2(a) - evading a pursuing peace officer, Penal Code 496D(a) - possession of a stolen vehicle, Penal Code 496(a) - possession of stolen property, Penal Code 148(a)(1) - resisting a peace officer, and Penal Code 148.9(a) - providing false identification to a peace officer. The Alameda County District Attorney’s Office subsequently charged Hicks with Penal Code 211, Penal Code 148.9(a), Vehicle Code 2800.2, and Vehicle Code 10851(a) –driving a vehicle not their own with the intent to deprive the owner.
- Keotis King Patterson, a 22-year-old male out of San Lorenzo, was arrested for Penal Code 211 - robbery and a warrant from Antioch PD for Penal Code 187(a) - murder. Patterson has been previously arrested for possession of carrying a concealed firearm in a vehicle and carrying a loaded firearm in a public place. The Alameda County District Attorney’s Office charged Patterson with Penal Code 211 and Penal Code 148(a)(1).
- Warren Christopher Rodgers Jr, a 21-year-old male out of Newman, was arrested for Penal Code 211 - robbery and Penal Code 148(a)(1) - resisting a peace officer. The Alameda County District Attorney’s Office charged Rodgers with Penal Code 211 and Penal Code 148(a)(1).
If you have any information regarding this case, please contact Officer Jeryll Perez at (510) 790-6800, or at
[email protected]. You can also send us an anonymous tip by texting "Tip FREMONTPD" followed by your message, to 888-777.
Incident: Robbery Series at Convenience Stores
Date of Incident: January 22, 2024
Location: 4000 block of Central Ave, Fremont
Media Contact: [email protected]
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