Ventura | Subway Robbed at Gunpiont

Ventura Police Department – Incident Press Release

On 02/06/19 at about 6:26 pm, the Ventura Police Department Command Center received a call of an armed robbery at the Subway Restaurant located at 4624 Telephone Road in the City of Ventura. The caller stated that the suspect had a gun with him and demanded money from the cash register. The suspect fled with an unknown amount of cash.

Ventura Police Department patrol officers arrived on scene shortly after receiving the call. Officers saw a subject possibly matching the description of the suspect walking southbound on Telephone Road near Transport Street. As the officers attempted to contact the suspect, he fled by running southbound through the commercial area and eventually ran into the orchard located south of Transport Street and west of Telephone Road. The suspect dropped a bag containing an assault rifle, a loaded magazine for the assault rifle, cash, and some items of clothing.

Officers set up a perimeter around the orchard and began a search for the suspect. Multiple Ventura Police Department K-9’s were conducting a training exercise nearby and were able to respond to the orchard within a few minutes. One of the K-9’s was used to conduct a track of the suspect from his last known location. The K-9 led the officers directly to the suspect, who was hiding in a tree in the orchard. The suspect did not immediately respond to the orders of the officers, so the K-9 was used to assist in the apprehension. The suspect received minor injuries during the apprehension.

The suspect, later identified as  43 year old Eugene Hernandez, had a felony warrant out of San Bernardino County for a parole violation. In addition to his warrant, Hernandez will be charged with robbery, felon in possession of a firearm, possession of a high capacity magazine, possession of an assault rifle, and resisting arrest.

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