Armed Robbery Series Suspect Arrested 

November 10, 2023 - Riverside County Sheriff’s Office officials report that on Tuesday, November 7, 2023, the Perris Station Robbery Burglary Suppression Team (RBST) began working a series of armed robberies that occurred at several restaurants in the Perris area between November 6 and November 7, 2023. Video surveillance revealed the same suspect committed all three armed robberies by brandishing a handgun and demanding money from the registers before fleeing in a white sedan. RBST was able to obtain a license plate of the suspect vehicle.

On Wednesday, November 8, 2023, at about 4:45 p.m., with the help of the Riverside Sheriff Aviation Unit, Perris deputies located the suspect vehicle driving near Rider Street and Carroll Street, in Mead Valley. A short pursuit was initiated, but the suspect eventually pulled over and surrendered. The driver/suspect, Vicente Aranda, 47-year-old resident of Sun City, was taken into custody without incident and later booked into the Cois Byrd Detention Center for several felonies. RBST served a search warrant on Aranda’s vehicle and located a handgun and other evidence that connected him to the robberies. This investigation is on-going.

Anyone with additional information is urged to call RBST Investigator Rooker at Riverside County Sheriff’s dispatch at (951) 776–1099 or the Perris Station at (951) 210-1000.

Reporting Deputy: Sergeant Dave Tinker

File# PE233100136, PE233110048, PE233110121

Source & photo: Riverside County Sheriff’s Office