Suspects still at large
A clip from the robbery video.
A robbery in Moreno Valley at an Advance America payday loan store was captured on video, thanks to the company’s security cameras. Though the tapes caught the two men involved in the crime on film, the police haven’t identified them yet.
Video released
Stills from the video cameras have been dispersed to the public. You can also watch video of the robbery to get a good look at the robbers who went inside the business. Police say there could be another accomplice outside the building.
Police and news organizations hope that showing the video on television and posting it on the Internet will lead to identifying and arresting the robbers.
Play by play
The other suspect in the robbery video
The video shows two men walking into the lobby of the business. One man already has his gun drawn. He points it at the person behind the counter, and then then employee and the man with the gun head for the back of the business. The other man stays in the lobby.
Bold criminals
The robbery occurred yesterday shortly after noon. The robbers had nothing covering their faces. The payday loan store and the surrounding area were well lit.
Anyone with information is asked to call Investigator William Guimont at (951) 247-8700.
Tough week for payday loan stores
Earlier this week, a payday loan store in Illinois was robbed. Similar to the California robbery, two men entered a payday loan store in Waukegan, and one of them was carrying a gun. The other man went behind the counter and filled a duffel bag with cash.
Suspect descriptions
The first suspect, who held the gun, is described as a man about 18 to 22 years old. He is about 5 foot 8 and 120 to 130 pounds. He has a dark complexion and was wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, black jacket and a black ski mask.
The second man, who went behind the counter, fit a similar description, employees said. He had lighter skin and was wearing a blue sweatshirt with a zipper and dark jeans.
Police are asking anyone with information about the Waukegan robbery to call 847-599-2608.
Oh this is alarming. Robbery of this kind should be dealt with sternly, otherwise payday loan companies would be in an unsure atmosphere in the coming days.
Wow, these guys have to be stupid to do something like that. Did they actually think they had a chance to escape without leaving any trails behind them? They will be caught; it’s just a matter of time.
Yeah, you really don’t want to rob a store with cameras, because if they see your face you will be caught. The funny thing about people robbing stores (instead of large bank heists, which you can’t even necessarily get into a vault anymore) is that they make off with only a few thousand at most. The penalty for committing armed robbery is that you go to prison for over 10 years for it, in a lot of cases – over a few grand. Obviously, these are not master criminals.