Crime & Safety
Pleasanton iPad Robber Arrested After Robbing Verizon in Stockton
The 16-year-old suspect, who police say robbed the Verizon Wireless in Pleasanton on Tuesday, was arrested on Thursday for robbing the Verizon Wireless in Stockton.
Information from the Pleasanton Police Department--
On Friday, August 2, 2013 Pleasanton Police Detectives identified a 16-year-old male from Oakland as the suspect in the Verizon Wireless robbery from July 30 in Pleasanton.
The suspect is currently being held at the San Joaquin County Juvenile Hall in Stockton after his arrest on August 1, 2013, for the robbery of a Verizon store in Stockton. In both robberies, a canister of pepper spray was brandished at employees.
Detectives from the Pleasanton Police Department interviewed the juvenile at the San Joaquin County Juvenile Hall.
[Related article: iPad Robber Threatens Verizon Employees with Pepper Spray]
Once the juvenile is released from San Joaquin County Juvenile Hall, he will be transported to Alameda County where he will be charged with one felony count of armed robbery.
Anyone with information regarding this investigation is asked to call the Pleasanton Police Department at 925-931-5100.
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