December 18, 2022 - Merced – Officers recovered a weapon used in a robbery in the 900 block of Loughborough Drive. The suspects are outstanding.
On Saturday, December 17th, 2022, Merced Police Department officers served a search warrant for evidence related to an armed robbery that occurred on Friday, December 16th. The victims reported they were robbed at gunpoint while trying to sell marijuana.
Officer Lopez and Officer E. Vazquez developed information that evidence related to the crime would be located inside an apartment at the 900 block of Loughborough Drive.
Officer Zazueta and his canine partner “Zeke” searched the apartment and located a firearm & ammunition concealed inside a closet. Zeke is trained and certified to locate firearms & ammunition. The suspects were not home during the service of the warrant.
Case Number: 22-72948
Merced Police are asking anyone with any information regarding this crime to contact Officer E. Vazquez at 209-388-7772 or by email at vazqueze@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
