Two arrested in Indio medical clinic robbery

A man and a 17-year-old boy suspected in the armed robberyof a medical clinic in Indio are in custody Tuesday, police said.

The robbery at Indio Medical Clinic, 82-360 Highway 111 was reported at4:05 p.m. Tuesday, Indio police spokesman Ben Guitron said.

The suspects — one armed with a handgun, the other with a knife — hadtheir faces covered when they entered the clinic, Guitron said.

The gunman, later identified as Alejandro Acevedo, 39, of Indioallegedly took a bag filled with medical items from the clinic’s front office,he said.

The knife-wielding suspect, identified as a 17-year-old boy, also fromIndio, is suspected of robbing a cellular phone and money from two customers inthe clinic lobby, Guitron said.

Both suspects fled in the direction of the Vintage Palms Apartments at82-435 Requa Street, he said.

Officers set up a perimeter and arrested Acevedo at the apartments,Guitron said. Based on information he provided they later found and arrestedthe 17-year-old at the same apartment complex, he said.

Police recovered the stolen property and a handgun, Guitron said.

Both suspects were booked on suspicion of armed robbery, conspiracy tocommit a crime, possession of stolen property and weapons violations, Guitronsaid.

Acevedo was booked into the Riverside County sheriff’s jail facility inIndio, he said. He was being held in lieu of $30,000 bail and was due in courtin Indio on Thursday, according to sheriff’s online jail records.

The youth was booked into the Riverside County Juvenile Hall in Indio,he said.

Anyone with information about the robbery was urged to contact Indiopolice at (760) 391-4057. Anonymous tips can be made by calling Crime Stoppersat (760) 341-STOP.