Two Men Who Authorities Say Robbed a Nearby Gas Station Are Arrested

Two men arrested in connection with a robbery in Moreno Valley are suspected in as many as 20 holdups throughout San Bernardino and Riverside counties, including one in nearby Redlands.

Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies arrested 22-year-old Alfonso Hall and 29-year-old Robert Renteria, both of Moreno Valley, Redlands Police officials said.

Renteria was arrested on March 21. Moreno Valley sheriff’s deputies were investigating a stolen vehicle found in the 13800 block of Andromeda Avenue. Renteria was identified as the driver and questioned. The deputies also called in the Special Enforcement and the Robbery Suppression teams after several men fled from the area and ran into a nearby residence.

Renteria was interviewed at the Sheriff’s offices where investigators confirmed he was a suspect in the robbery of a 76 gas station at 1075 Parkford Drive in Redlands.

Details on what led to Hall’s arrest were not immediately available but police said he is also a suspect in the Redlands robbery.

The men are accused of entering the gas station’s small market at 4 a.m. on March 11 and robbing it at gunpoint. They forced the clerk into a back room and took off with cash and cigarettes, Redlands officials said.

The guns used in the Redlands robbery were also recovered, officials said.

The Riverside County Sheriff’s Office and the San Bernardino County District Attorney’s Office are working together to file charges.

The investigation into the robberies continues. Anyone with information is asked to call Detective Tony Ortiz at (909) 335-4777 or Redlands Police Dispatch at (909) 798-7681. Anonymous tips can be sent by text to 274637. Use the keyword “REDTIP.”