Suspects arrested in 7-Eleven hold-up

SBPD REPORT

On Saturday, Aug. 22,2020 at about 9:36 p.m., the Seal Beach Police Department received a call of a robbery in progress at the 7-Eleven convenience store located at 1200 Pacific Coast Highway. The investigation revealed that as the robbery was occurring, two passersby saw one of the suspects pointing a handgun at the clerk. They ran across the street and telephoned the Seal Beach Police Department. The suspects who fled the store on foot were seen running toward a residential neighborhood across the street from the 7-Eleven. Mutual aid assistance was requested and officers from the Los Alamitos Police Department as well as a police canine from the Cypress Police Department responded. Seal Beach police officers ultimately located the suspects hiding under bushes in the 400 block of Marble Cove Way. The suspects were positively identified and taken into custody without incident. A loaded .40 caliber Glock 27 handgun was found nearby. Elijah Jimenez, 19, of Los Alamitos was charged with robbery, conspiracy to commit robbery and felony weaponsrelated charges, and booked into Orange County Jail. A 15-yearold juvenile was booked at the Orange County Juvenile Hall for robbery and conspiracy to commit robbery.

Anyone with information about this ongoing investigation is asked to contact Detective Jeff Gibson at (562) 799-4100 ext. 1109 orjgibson@sealbeachca.gov. —from the SBPD