Five teens and a 20-year-old are facing various charges stemming from a pair of robberies at San Jose businesses in May, police officials announced Monday.
Moses Martinez, 20, Frank Maldonado, 19, and four other suspects between the ages of 15 and 17 were all arrested at various times from June 24 to July 2, according to the San Jose Police Department.
They are suspected of two robberies, one on May 23 at about 3:35 a.m. at a business in the 2500 block of South King Road and the other on May 26 at about 12:35 a.m. at a business in the 700 block of South Winchester Boulevard.
During the first robbery, police say five suspects allegedly entered a business, and one brandished a gun at the victim while four went behind the counter and took boxes of items and then fled in two vehicles.
During the second robbery, six suspects, one of whom was allegedly armed, entered a business and took various items before fleeing in two vehicles, police said.
Using automatic license plate readers, detectives were able to identify one of the vehicles allegedly used in the crimes, which led them to one of the 15-year-old suspects.
He was located on May 26, and a search of his home allegedly uncovered the gun used in the robberies.
On June 24, detectives apprehended Martinez and two juvenile suspects in San Jose, and on July 1, with the help of local sheriff’s deputies, a 17-year-old was arrested in Modoc County.
Maldonado was arrested on July 2 in Milpitas, according to police officials.
The names of the businesses involved were not immediately available.
During subsequent searches of the suspects’ homes, detectives allegedly found evidence linking them to the robberies. Anyone with information can contact Detective Ledesma at 4842@sanjoseca.gov or 408-277-4166.