Two suspects are under arrest after a high profile string of 7-Eleven robberies in the Los Angeles area left two dead and three wounded. The incidents forced nightly closures of the convenience chain in the lawless liberal city.
Suspects in custody
As reported by CNN, two suspects were arrested “in connection with a string of robberies that left two people dead and three others wounded at convenience stores in Southern California.”
Six of the robberies specifically targeted 7-Eleven stores “during the early hours on July 11.” That prompted “the company to urge its stores to close as a safety precaution.”
The company breathed a public sigh of relief in a statement noting they “are grateful that the Orange County District Attorney has announced local law enforcement has apprehended suspects related to the recent violent incidents.”
The seventh armed robbery targeted a doughnut shop in Santa Ana.
According to the city’s police chief, David Valentin, one of the suspects helped the other “carry out the robberies.” They have a “primary” culprit staring down the bulk of the worst charges.
Both were taken into custody “by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Orange County Violent Crime Task Force.” Every law enforcement agency in the state was tracking these criminals.
One injured by police
One of the unnamed suspects has been safely booked into Santa Ana’s local lockup but the other tripped and fell or something. That one “was taken to a hospital” for an injury related to a “minor” use of force.
They aren’t saying what he’s being treated for but he’s expected to be hauled over to Santa Ana with his buddy after the doctors get him patched back up.
Charges on both suspects are still pending while they sort it all out by matching fingerprints with evidence and things like that. For now, Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer promises “to file at least two murder charges against the primary suspect by Monday.”
That one, LAPD deputy chief Alan Hamilton adds, “may possibly be connected to one homicide and other unidentified crimes in Los Angeles.” He’s not saying anything else about that.
Thanks to the liberal state’s efforts to defund the police and decriminalize crime, violent robbery statistics are going through the roof. Last week’s early morning robberies were the last straw for a fed up community.
The 7-Eleven corporation was not happy to be selected by violent suspects for cash harvesting “in Santa Ana, La Habra, Brea, Riverside, Upland and Ontario.” Like Starbucks, the convenience chain may be forced to close their stores totally in high crime neighborhoods.
