Indio Circle K robbed, suspect arrested soon after
A 20-year-old man is accused of using a gun to rob a gas station convenience store in Indio on Valentine’s Day.
Indio Police Department authorities reported the store clerk was working the cash register when the suspect, described as a male Hispanic adult, went into the business during the early morning hours. The suspect approached the store clerk around 3 a.m., according to authorities, before flashing a handgun and demanding money from the cash register. The store clerk handed the money to the suspect, at which point the man ran out of the Circle K, through the parking lot toward Monroe Street. No one was injured during the incident, officials said.
A short time later, an Indio police officer found the suspect, identified as Gregory Garcia of Indio, matching the description walking along the Monroe Street Bridge near the I-10 overpass. Authorities said the officers were able to arrest the suspect without any issue. They also recovered the stolen money and found that the suspect had a loaded handgun on him. Garcia was booked into the Riverside
County Jail Facility Indio on armed robbery and firearm charges. Garcia’s bail is set at $105,000.
The Circle K Store is located at 82-061 Ave 42 in Indio.
The Indio Police Department is asking for anyone who has information about the armed robbery to please call the Indio Police Department at (760) 391-4057, or call Coachella VaCoachella Valley Crime Stoppers 341-STOP (7867).
