In-N-Out Burger Armed Robbery Suspect Caught

Staff Reports

(Photo Courtesy:  In-N-Out Burger) The scene of the robbery, at 450 Auto Center Drive in Corona.

(Photo Courtesy: In-N-Out Burger)
The scene of the robbery, at 450 Auto Center Drive in Corona.

Corona – At 10:57 p.m. on Sat., Feb. 7, Corona Police Officers responded to an Armed Robbery call at In-N-Out Burger, located at 450 Auto Center Dr. in Corona.

The suspect was described as a male wearing a green bandana over his face, armed with a silver handgun. The suspect was last seen in a black Honda driving westbound on the 91 freeway.

Patrol Officers responded to the scene to get further information from the victim and witnesses, while other Officers checked westbound on the 91 Freeway. Officers located a black Honda matching the description in a parking lot in Yorba Linda, on Savi Ranch Parkway.

The vehicle was occupied by a male who was detained by the officers. The black Honda was a reported carjacked vehicle that was taken at gunpoint earlier in the evening from the Woodcrest area of Riverside County.

A search of the vehicle revealed a Ruger handgun, a green bandana, as well as the stolen money taken from the robbery.

Andres Perez, 25, of Riverside was arrested for armed robbery and later booked into the Riverside County Jail.