Lemoore police pursue suspects in armed robbery of local store

By The Leader Staff

Weapons and ammunition found in the suspect's vehicle.
Weapons and ammunition found in the suspect's vehicle.
The Lemoore Police Department, on Thursday (April 14), received a call of an in-progress armed robbery occurring at the Lemoore K & H Liquor Food & Gas, located in the 100 block of E. D Street.

A store clerk managed to hide and called the police during the robbery, while also providing the suspects’ descriptions. Police later identified two suspects, Ricardo Samuel Armenta, 25, from Lemoore, and Sarah Marie Renteria, 32, from San Diego. After the robbery, Officers arrived as the two suspects fled the scene. Officers set up a traffic stop on E. D Street, but the suspects failed to yield and fled. 

Officers pursued the vehicle with the assistance of the Kings County Sheriff’s Office airplane. The suspect’s truck eventually stopped in the area of the Lemoore Santa Rosa Rancheria and Armenta fled on foot.  After a short foot pursuit officers apprehended Armenta who had a loaded .45 caliber revolver. Another loaded Glock style 9mm semi-automatic pistol, ammunition, and the property was taken during the robbery and were recovered from the vehicle.

Police report that Armenta had a suspended driver’s license, and he was on Post Release Community Supervision. Police also learned Armenta is a convicted felon prohibited from possessing firearms or ammunition.

Police booked Armenta into the Kings County Jail on armed robbery charges, conspiracy, possession of a firearm with prior violent convictions, felon in possession of a firearm, felon in possession of ammunition, carrying a loaded firearm with intent to commit a felony, carrying a loaded firearm in public, carrying a loaded firearm with a prior felony conviction, resisting arrest, vandalism, possession of an undetectable firearm, convicted felon in possession of a stun gun, and felony evading.

Armenta’s bail was set at $390,000. Armenta also had two active Kings County warrants resulting in additional bail of $360,000. Armenta’s total bail was set at $750,000.

Police booked the suspect, Sarah Marie Renteria, into the Kings County Sheriff’s Department Jail in Hanford for armed robbery and conspiracy. Renteria’s bail was set at $120,000. 

Lemoore police pursue suspects in armed robbery of local store

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