FREMONT Convenience Store Robbery Leads to Arrest of Three Suspects and Recovery of $10,000 Worth of Stolen Cigarettes

Police Capture Suspects After Pursuit and Crash in Newark

FREMONT, East Bay – In a successful operation conducted late Monday night, the Fremont Police Department arrested three individuals and seized $10,000 worth of stolen cigarettes following a convenience store robbery. The incident, which occurred on Central Avenue at approximately 10:45 p.m., resulted in a pursuit that ended in neighboring Newark.

According to the store clerk’s statement, two masked suspects forcefully entered the convenience store and proceeded to steal cigarettes from behind the counter. The clerks, fearing the suspects were armed due to their threatening gestures, promptly reported the incident to the authorities. The suspects quickly fled the scene in a getaway vehicle.

Responding swiftly to the call, Fremont Police officers located the suspect vehicle in close proximity. The suspects, however, did not surrender and instead led the officers on a high-speed chase into Newark. The pursuit concluded with a crash near the intersection of Central Avenue and Cedar Boulevard.

While the driver and front passenger attempted to escape on foot, the rear passenger cooperated with the officers and was apprehended at the scene. The front passenger was detained by an officer from the Newark Police Department a short distance away. A foot pursuit ensued, leading to the capture of the driver by Fremont Police officers.

Upon searching the suspect vehicle, law enforcement officials discovered not only the stolen cigarettes from the convenience store but also numerous cartons believed to have been stolen from other local convenience stores. The total value of the recovered items was estimated to be $10,000.

The driver, identified as 18-year-old Zocari Randy Hicks, has been booked into jail on multiple charges, including robbery, evading a police officer, possession of a stolen vehicle, possession of stolen property, resisting a peace officer, and providing false identification to an officer.

The rear passenger, 22-year-old Keotis King Patterson of San Lorenzo, was arrested for robbery and is also wanted by the Antioch Police on a murder charge.

Additionally, the front passenger, 21-year-old Warren Christopher Rodgers Jr. of Newman, was arrested for robbery and resisting a peace officer.

All three suspects are currently being held at the Santa Rita Jail in Dublin, awaiting further legal proceedings.

If you have any information regarding this case, please contact Ofc. Jeryll Perez via email at jperez@fremont.gov or by calling 510-790-6800. Anonymous tips can also be submitted by texting “Tip FREMONTPD” followed by your message to 888-777.