Two people suspected of robbing Modesto dispensary driver
HERCULES — A man and woman suspected of participating in the robbery of a Modesto cannabis dispensary were found with a device inside a stolen marijuana container and ultimately arrested by Hercules police officers Sunday, authorities announced.
During the arrest, officers found a handgun, a knife, a ski mask and several bags of marijuana bearing the name of the Modesto dispensary along with the stolen tracking device, police said.
One of the suspects was arrested on suspicion of being a felon in possession of a firearm and being a felon in possession of ammunition, police said. Both were arrested on suspicion of possessing a firearm and had previous drug convictions. possession of a firearm with prior convictions for crimes against persons; possession of a weapon concealed in a vehicle; and possession of a counterfeit driver’s license, police said.
Hercules officers were called to a Chase bank in the 4000 block of San Pablo Avenue for a report of an armed robbery suspect following an incident in another jurisdiction who was parked in front of the bank.
Police say the author of the report told them she owned a Modesto dispensary and that one of her drivers, a 25-year-old, had been robbed and assaulted at gunpoint and knifepoint around 5 p.m. Saturday. A device inside one of the containers allowed the dispensary owner to trace the stolen items back to a white Toyota Highlander at the bank.
When police arrived, they arrested the two suspects and searched the vehicle. Police said the gun was stolen in Mississippi and found in the woman’s purse.
The robbery victim then went to the scene and identified the two men as the ones who had attacked him.
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