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Released: January 10, 2017 - Tuesday, 03:00 PM
With the assistance of the Ventura County Sheriff's Office, Deputies on 12-29-16 located the suspect at a residence in the 400 block of Old Grade Road in Oak View, CA. Deputies arrested 24-year-old Matthew Edward Martinez of Nipomo. He was booked into County Jail on charges of armed robbery with an enhancement of using a firearm.
It's believed, Martinez was the suspect wearing the mask and holding the gun when he robbed the Chevron gas station of money, cigarettes and lottery scratchers. Detectives had already arrested 19-year-old Reed Hoffman on 12-7-16 at his residence in the 300 block of South Oak Glen Avenue in Nipomo for his involvement in the armed robbery.
Armed Robbery Arrest
Contact: Tony CipollaPhone: (805) 781-4547Date and time of incident: 12-29-16, Approximately 5:50 AMPlace of Occurrence: 400 block of Old Grade Road, Oak View, CAVictim Information: N/ASuspect Information: Matthew Edward Martinez, 24, NipomoAs part of their investigation into an armed robbery of the Chevron gas station at 460 W. Tefft Street in Nipomo on 11-4-16, Sheriff's Detectives received information that the suspect in that incident was staying at his parent's house in Ventura County.With the assistance of the Ventura County Sheriff's Office, Deputies on 12-29-16 located the suspect at a residence in the 400 block of Old Grade Road in Oak View, CA. Deputies arrested 24-year-old Matthew Edward Martinez of Nipomo. He was booked into County Jail on charges of armed robbery with an enhancement of using a firearm.
It's believed, Martinez was the suspect wearing the mask and holding the gun when he robbed the Chevron gas station of money, cigarettes and lottery scratchers. Detectives had already arrested 19-year-old Reed Hoffman on 12-7-16 at his residence in the 300 block of South Oak Glen Avenue in Nipomo for his involvement in the armed robbery.
