Suspect Arrested after Pointing Replica Handgun at Store Employees
DATE/TIME: Thursday, October 31, 2024 / 1:53 pm
INCIDENT: PC 211 - Robbery
LOCATION: Beyond Gas Station, 14992 Dale Evans Parkway, Apple Valley
SUSPECT(S): Davion Eugene Cooley, 36-year-old male of Apple Valley
SUMMARY:
On Thursday, October 31, 2024, deputies were dispatched to a report of a shoplifting at Beyond Gas Station located on Dale Evans Parkway in the Town of Apple Valley.
Deputy G. Gregory arrived on scene at approximately 1:56 pm and contacted employees at the store. Store employees reported Davion Cooley entered the store, selected food items, and attempted to leave the store without paying. Employees contacted Cooley, who then pulled a silver pistol and pointed it at the employee. Deputy Gregory located Cooley and found the silver pistol to be a lighter in the shape of a pistol.
Cooley was arrested and booked into High Desert Detention Center on a charge of robbery. On Monday, November 4, 2024, the Victorville District Attorney’s office filed misdemeanor charges against Cooley for PC 417.4 – Brandishing a Replica Firearm and PC 459.5 – Shoplifting.
Anyone with any information about this investigation is asked to contact Deputy Gregory with Apple Valley Sheriff’s Station at (760) 240-7400 or Sheriff’s Dispatch at (760) 956-5001. Callers wishing to remain anonymous are urged to call the We-Tip Hotline at 1-800-78CRIME (27463) or leave the information on the We-Tip website at www.wetip.com.
Refer: Pamela Hoffman
Station: Apple Valley
Phone No: (760) 240-7428
Case No. 182405500
SHANNON D. DICUS, Sheriff-Coroner
Address/Location
SBSD - Apple Valley Police Department
14931 Dale Evans Pkwy
Apple Valley, CA 92307
Contact
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