Crime & Safety
Pair Nabbed In Armed Hold-Up Of Wildomar Pharmacy
An 18-year-old from Winchester and a minor from Murrieta were arrested for allegedly stealing $20K In drugs.

LAKE ELSINORE, CA — An 18-year-old male from Winchester and a Murrieta juvenile were arrested in connection with an armed robbery reported Monday at Rite Aid on the 32000 block of Clinton Keith Road in Wildomar, in which approximately $20,000 of oxycontin and promethazine were stolen.
No employees or customers were injured during the robbery, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department said.
An investigation and search warrant led deputies to a residence on the 35000 block of Via Laguna in Winchester, where four males were detained and two arrested, the agency said.
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Ramirez was booked into the Cois Bryd Detention Center and the juvenile was booked into Southwest Juvenile Hall — both on suspicion of armed robbery and possession of stolen property, officials said.
Anyone with further information on the case can contact Investigator Matt Posson from the Lake Elsinore Sheriff’s Station at (951) 245-3300.
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