June 12, 2024 – Tulare County Sheriff’s Office officials report that just after 1:00 a.m. on Tuesday, TCSO Deputies were called to the Pixley Shell Station in the 500 Block of E. Terra Bella St. in Pixley for an armed robbery that had just occurred.

When they arrived, Deputies learned two armed suspects walked into the store and demanded money from the cashier. Luckily, no one was hurt.

As TCSO Deputies from the Pixley Substation were investigating the first robbery, a second robbery occurred at Big B's Travel Center in the 1600 Block of Old Highway 99 in Delano.

During that robbery, two armed suspects demanded money from the clerk and customers inside the store. When the suspects left, they stole a vehicle from a customer getting gas. No one was hurt in this robbery either.

Detectives are investigating both robberies, which appear to be related.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office at 559-733-6218.

Source & photos: Tulare County Sheriff’s Office