Armed Robbery Suspect Captured

Posted: Wednesday, February 06, 2013 | Sheriff's Dept.

Thanks to a tip from the public, Placer County Sheriff's detectives arrested the man wanted in connection with armed robberies at two Loomis and Penryn businesses.

Dwayne Deshawn Hargo, 30, of Penryn, was booked at the Placer County Jail today on two counts of armed robbery. A surveillance photo from one of the robberies was released by the Sheriff's Office last week, which was instrumental in Hargo's arrest. Hargo is charged with robbing Star Liquor in Loomis on Jan. 16 and the Penryn Valero on Jan. 18.

His bail is set at $ 100,000.

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