September 19, 2021 - Merced – Merced Police officers arrested Eduardo Rodriguez (29) was for strong-arm robbery.

At 1:30 P.M., Officer Laguna investigated a theft from Kohl’s at the Merced Mall. A loss prevention officer tried to stop Rodriguez and recover property before exiting the store. Rodriguez threatened to stab the victim and left with the merchandise.

Officer Laguna located Rodriguez in the nearby area. Rodriguez was detained and identified by the victim. Rodriguez was in possession of Kohl’s merchandise that still had the sales tags attached.

Rodriguez was arrested and booked into custody at the Merced County Jail.

Case Number: 21-56729

Merced Police are asking anyone with any information regarding this crime to contact Officer Laguna at 209-385-6905 or by email at lagunab@cityofmerced.org.

Other ways to contact us or report crime include:

For any emergency call or text 911

For non-emergency call 209-385-6912

Anonymous Tip Line (Non-emergency) call 209-385-4725

Anonymous Tips online at http://www.mercedareacrimestoppers.org/index.html.

Some crimes can be reported online through the Merced PD website https://www.cityofmerced.org/departments/police.

Source: Merced Police Department