San Bernardino County Sheriffs have arrested an 18 year old male from San Bernardino in connection to a September robbery at Stater Bros. in Grand Terrace.
Sheriff's officials have taken Steven Urias, 18, into custody on charges of assault with a deadly weapon, robbery and mayhem after an investigation of the September crime that left one Stater Bros. employee with injuries to his face. Clothing Urias was wearing during the robbery was found at his residence in San Bernardino, according to a written statement issued by the Sheriff's Department.
On Monday morning, Sept. 2, Urias and two other male suspects entered the Stater Bros. on Barton Road in Grand Terrace. They each grabbed two bottles of alcohol from the supermarket's liquor area and ran out the door with the items. When the suspects were confronted by an employee outside the store, one of the suspects hit the employee on the head with an alcohol bottle and the employee was transported to Loma Linda University Medical Center, sustaining injuries to his head. The employee was treated and later released from the hospital, the release states.
The suspects are all Hispanic males, approximately 17 to 20 years old.
Urias was booked Dec. 4 at the Central Detention Center on a $500,000 bail.
Anyone with information regarding this investigation is encouraged to contact Det. G. Leninger at 909-387-3545. Those who wish to remain anonymous are urged to call the Sheriff's Central Station or the We-Tip Hotline at 1-800-78-CRIME (27463), or leave information on the We-Tip Hotline at www.wetip.com.
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Sheriff's PR:
San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department
Press Release
Date/Time: December 4, 2013/12:26 p.m.
Incident: Assault with a Deadly Weapon/Robbery/Mayhem
Location: Stater Bros. - Barton Road, Grand Terrace
Suspect(s): Steven Urias, age 18 of San Bernardino
Victim(s): Male adult, Stater Bros Employee
Summary
On Monday, September 2, 2013, at approximately 10:14 a.m., three Hispanic male suspects entered the Stater Bros in Grand Terrace. The suspects went to the liquor area and each grabbed two bottles of alcohol. They ran out the door with the items. When confronted by an employee outside the store, one of the suspects hit the employee on the head with a bottle. The employee was transported to LLUMC with a head injury. The employee was treated and later released from the hospital.
The suspects are all Hispanic males approximately 17-20 years old.
Through investigation, the suspect was identified as Steven Urias. On December 4, 2013, Sheriff's deputies located Urias in San Bernardino and he was subsequently arrested. Clothing that Urias was wearing during the robbery was located at his residence.
Urias was booked into the Central Detention Center with a $500,000 dollar bail.
Anyone with information regarding this investigation is urged to contact. Callers wishing to remain anonymous are urged to call The Sheriff's Central Station or the We-tip Hotline at 1-800-78-CRIME (27463) or you may leave information on the We-Tip Hotline at www.wetip.com
Refer: Detective G. Leninger
Station: Central
Phone No.: (909) 387-3545
John McMahon, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department
Sheriff’s Public Affairs Division
655 E. Third Street
San Bernardino, California 92415-0061
Telephone: (909) 387-3700