Crime & Safety
Robber Points Gun At Woman's Face, Threatens To Kill Child: Cops
Police say 2 robbers followed the victim from a grocery store in Rodeo to an apartment in San Pablo. Suspects arrested in Hercules, Vallejo.
SAN PABLO, CA — Two people have been arrested in connection with an armed robbery that occurred Wednesday in San Pablo.
Damon Dixon, 23, and Deja Munson, 20, have been arrested on suspicion of robbery, according to the San Pablo Police Department. Dixon was also found to have an outstanding arrest warrant as a parolee-at-large, according to police.
Officers responded Wednesday at 2:17 p.m. to a report of an armed robbery on Braga Lane.
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Police said the suspect approached a woman and her 5-year-old daughter as they were walking to their apartment, pointed a handgun at the mother's face and demanded her purse.
The suspect then said he would kill her daughter if shed didn't give up the purse.
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The suspect grabbed the purse and fled the area in a blue Dodge Dart.
Through surveillance cameras, investigators were able to identify the suspect vehicle and identify the robbery suspect as Dixon and the suspected getaway driver as Munson.
On Thursday at 3:23 a.m., investigators apprehended Munson at her residence in Vallejo, and on Friday, the Contra Costa County FBI Safe Streets Task Force located Dixon walking within an apartment complex on Paradise Drive in Hercules.
Dixon attempted to flee from offices, but he was located hiding in a stairwell and was ultimately arrested. He was armed with a loaded .40-caliber handgun, according to police.
Police said Dixon and Munson had identified the victim at a supermarket in Rodeo and followed her home to conduct the robbery.
Investigators believe Dixon and Munson may have engaged in ongoing criminal behavior, and there may be other victims in the area.
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