GARDEN GROVE : 2 Held on Suspicion of Robbing Store
Two men from Los Angeles who allegedly held up a convenience store at knifepoint early Sunday were arrested about 10 minutes later, police said.
Lt. John Woods said two men entered the Circle K store at 13518 Harbor Blvd. at 3:23 a.m. They asked to buy beer, but the clerk refused because it was after hours for sale of alcoholic beverages, Woods said.
One of the men then drew a knife and held it against the clerk’s back, Woods said. He said the pair later rushed out of the store with two 12-packs of beer, but a witness who saw them took down the license plate of their car.
Police saw the car about 10 minutes later, Woods said. The two suspects were arrested without incident and booked into the Orange County Jail on suspicion of armed robbery.
They were identified as Jorge Cuevas, 22, and Marcos Fuentes, 21, both of Los Angeles.
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