On Monday, March 20, 2023, deputies with the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office took a report of an armed Robbery incident that happened at an Exxon gas station located at 10784 Merritt Street in Castroville, CA. Detectives with the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office Investigations Division, assisted the Patrol Division with the investigation and began following up on leads. On Tuesday, March 21, 2023, The Investigations Division began conducting surveillance at a local motel in Castroville, CA. During their surveillance, detectives located a stolen Mercedes sedan which was later recovered at the conclusion of the investigation. Detectives on the scene observed a male, later identified as 35‐year‐old Javier Vasquez of Salinas exit a Motel room and begin walking away from the location. A marked patrol vehicle conducted a pedestrian check of Vasquez and determined that he had a felony warrant for his arrest and was on PRCS (Post Release County Supervision) with conditions allowing for a search of his person. Vasquez was taken into custody for his felony warrant while Detectives continued their investigation. Detectives conducted a search of the room at the motel and upon conducting the search of a room, detectives contacted another male, identified as 28‐year‐old Oscar Martinez of Chualar. Martinez matched the description of the robbery suspect from the day prior. During the search of the room, detectives found methamphetamine, drug paraphernalia, burglary tools and an imitation firearm that matched the weapon used in the armed robbery. Vasquez was booked into the Monterey County Jail on a felony warrant and possession of burglary tools, while Martinez was booked into the Monterey County Jail on charges of robbery and possession of a controlled substance. Any member of the community with information pertaining to this investigation are encouraged to contact Detective Jesse Pinon at 831‐759‐7201, or Detective Sergeant Jason Sullivan at 831‐755‐3771.
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