Man Robs Spring Valley Liquor Store At Gunpoint
Joshua Kimble In Custody
POSTED: 4:27 am PST November 19,
2009
SPRING VALLEY, Calif. -- A 21-year-old man was in custody Thursday on suspicion of robbing a Spring Valley liquor store at gunpoint, authorities said.Joshua Kimble was arrested shortly after 3 p.m. Wednesday on suspicion of robbing La Presa Liquor, 9410 Jamacha Blvd., earlier in the day, according to San Diego County sheriff's Sgt. David Pocklington.Kimble allegedly brandished a pistol when he took an undisclosed amount of cash from the liquor store around 11:30 a.m.
Deputies responding to a report of the robbery spotted a man matching the robber's description leaving the area in a car, but he sped away and evaded arrest, Pocklington said.A short time later, the car was found abandoned in the 1300 block of San Miguel Avenue, and evidence found in the vehicle led authorities to identify Kimble as a suspect, according to Pocklington.At 3:09 p.m., deputies spotted Kimble in the 8900 block of Jamacha Road and arrested him without further incident on suspicion of armed robbery, the Sheriff's Department reported.
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