$10K Worth Of Stolen Property Recovered; 3 Suspects Nabbed: Police

FREMONT, CA — Fremont Police arrested three suspects following a convenience store robbery last Monday, Jan. 22, with the assistance of Newark Police. They also recovered stolen cigarettes from the vehicle used in the robbery, a car that also turned out to be stolen. Police said that the recovered property is worth about $10,000.

Police were notified of a robbery at a convenience store on Central Ave. at 10:43 p.m. The store clerk told responding officers that two masked suspects came into the store and began to take cigarettes from behind the sales counter.

"The suspects made threats to the clerks and made gestures that caused the clerks to believe that they were armed," police said in a statement on Nixle. "The suspects fled in a vehicle."

The suspect vehicle was found nearby, and police pursued the car into Newark where the driver lost control of the vehicle and collided with a curb near the intersection of Central Avenue and Cedar Boulevard.

The driver, later identified as Zocari Randy Hicks, and front passenger, later identified as Warren Christopher Rodgers Jr, jumped out of the vehicle and took off on foot.

The suspect vehicle's rear passenger, later identified as Keotis King Patterson, obeyed the officers' commands and was taken into custody.

Newark Police arrived as the two suspects fled on foot. A Newark Police Officer captured Rodgers a short distance away.

As a perimeter was being established, Fremont Officers spotted Hicks and a foot pursuit ensued. He was captured and taken into custody.

When officers searched the vehicle they recovered the cigarettes taken from the convenience store.

When they popped the trunk of the vehicle police say they found a bag filled with cartons of cigarettes that were suspected to have been stolen from other convenience stores in the area.

When a check was run on the suspect vehicle found out that it had been reported stolen out of a nearby city. "The total recovered loss was estimated to be $10,000," police report.

The three suspects were booked into Santa Rita Jail. Police released this list of crimes submitted to the Alameda County District Attorney's Office for charges —

• Zocari Randy Hicks, an 18-year-old male out of Oakland, was arrested for Penal Code 211 - robbery, Penal Code 2800.2(a) - evading a pursuing peace officer, Penal Code 496D(a) - possession of a stolen vehicle, Penal Code 496(a) - possession of stolen property, Penal Code 148(a)(1) - resisting a peace officer, and Penal Code 148.9(a) - providing false identification to a peace officer. The Alameda County District Attorney’s Office subsequently charged Hicks with Penal Code 211, Penal Code 148.9(a), Vehicle Code 2800.2, and Vehicle Code 10851(a) –driving a vehicle not their own with the intent to deprive the owner.
• Keotis King Patterson, a 22-year-old male out of San Lorenzo, was arrested for Penal Code 211 - robbery and a warrant from Antioch PD for Penal Code 187(a) - murder. Patterson has been previously arrested for possession of carrying a concealed firearm in a vehicle and carrying a loaded firearm in a public place. The Alameda County District Attorney’s Office charged Patterson with Penal Code 211 and Penal Code 148(a)(1).
• Warren Christopher Rodgers Jr, a 21-year-old male out of Newman, was arrested for Penal Code 211 - robbery and Penal Code 148(a)(1) - resisting a peace officer. The Alameda County District Attorney’s Office charged Rodgers with Penal Code 211 and Penal Code 148(a)(1).

If you have any information about this case, contact Officer Jeryll Perez at 510-790-6800, or at jperez@fremont.gov. You may also send an anonymous tip by texting "Tip FREMONTPD" followed by your message, to 888-777.

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