By SDCN Editor
El Cajon, CA–A suspect was arrested in connection with multiple armed robbery series in San Diego County, authorities said.
On Friday, the El Cajon Police Department received a call from an alarm company just after 9 p.m. that an armed robbery had just occurred at the Speedway Gas, located at 700 Avocado Avenue in El Cajon. Dispatchers obtained a description of the fleeing suspect for responding officers.
The employees were not injured during the robbery, and an undetermined amount of cash was taken from the register.
When officers arrived on the scene, they reviewed the store’s surveillance footage to confirm the suspect description, and they observed he was armed with a black handgun. The suspect matched the description of a suspect countywide armed robbery series.
A short time later, an El Cajon detective was alerted by the Flock Safety ALPR cameras that the suspect vehicle left the area towards Spring Valley. Detectives located the suspect vehicle in Spring Valley. With the help of the San Diego Sheriff’s ASTREA helicopter, detectives initiated a high-risk traffic stop and safely took the suspect into custody. Evidence from the robbery was recovered in the vehicle.
El Cajon and San Diego police detectives interviewed the suspect, later identified as 29-year-old Derrick Moore of Spring Valley, and obtained a full confession. He was booked into San Diego Central Jail on several robbery charges.
Anyone with additional information regarding this incident is encouraged to contact the El Cajon Police Department at (619) 579-3311. Individuals with information who wish to remain anonymous can call the Crime Stoppers tip line at (888) 580-8477.
