Four suspects were charged on Oct. 16 in connection with a six-week robbery spree at pharmacies across Southern California, federal authorities announced.
Aaron Carter, 39, of Fontana, Diamond Lucious, 25, of Victorville, Isaac Penaldoza, 35, of San Bernardino, and Kamaria Kendrick, 25, of Menifee, were all charged with attempted interference with commerce by robbery, a federal crime.
Three of the suspects—Carter, Lucious, and Penaldoza—have extensive criminal records.
Since August, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) and the Orange County Violent Crime Task Force have been investigating a string of pharmacy robberies spanning several Southern California cities.
The robberies occurred at Delight Pharmacy on Ventura Boulevard in Woodland Hills on Aug 28; Apollo Pharmacy on Rancho California Road in Temecula on Sept. 13; Mariners Pharmacy on Superior Avenue in Newport Beach on Sept. 25; and Fullerton Express Pharmacy on West Bastanchury Road in Fullerton on Sept. 30, according to the ATF….