Redlands 7-Eleven Robbers May be Tied to Other Crimes

Redlands Police are checking to see if a robbery at a 7-Eleven on Easter has any connection to robberies that have occurred in surrounding cities.

Police officials received the report of the convenience store robbery just after 5 a.m. on March 31. Two men armed with handguns entered the 7-Eleven at 1161 W. Lugonia Ave. and held up two clerks, said Carl Baker, spokesman for the Redlands Police Department.

The robbers forced one of the clerks at gunpoint to open the cash register, Baker said. The men took cash and a purse from one employee, Baker said. They were last seen running south on foot.

Police describe the robbers as adult black males with medium builds. One was between 20 and 25 years old and was 6-feet tall. He wore a gray hooded sweatshirt with the hood pulled over his head and faded dark pants. The second man wore a dark hooded sweatshirt and a black ski mask. No physical description was provided on the second robber.

No one was injured during the crime, Baker said.

Redlands detectives are working with other investigators from surrounding agencies, including San Bernardino Police and Sheriff’s departments and Riverside County to determine if the robbery is related to similar crimes in those jurisdictions, Baker said.

Police ask anyone with additional information is asked to contact Detective Corey Hunt at (909) 798-7688 or Redlands Police Dispatch at (909) 798-7681. Anonymous tips can be submitted by texting 274637 using the keyword “REDTIP.”