December 9, 2023 - Merced County Sheriff's Office officials report that late Wednesday morning, Dispatch received a call for an armed robbery that had just taken place at the Dollar General in Winton, CA. Deputies arrived and were able to get a description and photo of the suspect from surveillance footage.

During the investigation, the Livingston Police Department shared that they also had an armed robbery take place in Livingston the night before. The suspect matched the same description as the one from Dollar General. Shortly after the robbery, Detectives were enroute to Winton when they spotted the suspect's vehicle on Winton Way and Santa Fe. Detectives conducted a traffic stop and took Giovanni Orozco into custody without incident. Orozco matched the description of the suspect in both robberies.

Detectives also located various items in his car that he was seen wearing in the surveillance footage. Great job by all involved!

Source: Merced County Sheriff's Office