February 4, 2022 - On February 3, 2022, detectives arrested Dominic Fells, a 26-year-old Riverbank resident, for two Riverbank robberies, two robbery and one attempted robbery warrants out of the Modesto Police Department, a Tuolumne County warrant for attempted robbery, and possession of methamphetamine.

Along with Modesto Police investigators, Riverbank Police Services detectives identified Fells as a suspect in a string of robbery cases in Stanislaus County. Thursday afternoon, Fells was apprehended in the 4700 block of Sierra Street in Riverbank. Following his arrest, a search warrant was conducted of a house he was associated to. Several items were located that are believed to be related to cases in both jurisdictions.

Fells was wanted by the Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Office for the robbery of a gas station on January 30, 2022, and February 2, 2022. Fells was armed with a knife during one of the incidents, and indicated he was armed with a gun in the other.

The Modesto Police Department identified Fells as the suspect in the armed robbery of two Subway sandwich shops. The first took place December 2, 2021, when he stole cash from the register at a Yosemite Boulevard store. He then stole the cash register from a Floyd Avenue store on January 24, 2022. During both cases, Fells was armed with a gun. He was also wanted for attempting to rob a liquor store on Oakdale Road while armed with a hammer.

At the time of his arrest, Fells was in possession of methamphetamine. He was also found to have a warrant for his arrest for attempted robbery in Tuolumne County. He was booked at the Stanislaus County Public Safety Center for all the above related charges.

Investigators are looking into Fells possible connection to other robberies. If you have any information pertaining to the Modesto Police Department cases, please email Detective Booza at boozag@modestopd.com. You may also contact Detective J. Gallo at (209) 869-7162 with information related to the Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Office investigations.

If you would like to remain anonymous, you can also make a tip by calling Crime Stoppers at (209) 521-4636 or go to www.stancrimetips.org.

Source: Stanislaus County Sheriff's Office