Merced Deputies made an arrest on one of the possible suspects in the dairy robberies

The Merced County Sheriff’s Office is investigating two armed robberies that occurred at two separate dairies in the Gustine area.

The first occurred on April 15th in the 26000 block of Fahey Rd, and the other occurred early this morning in the 10000 block of South Ingomar Ave. One person was killed during the robbery this morning, and the case is now being investigated as a homicide.

Detectives followed leads today to a residence in the 1200 block of Southport Way in Gustine.

Detectives served a search warrant on the residence and arrested 30-year-old Hector DeLaCruz from Gustine for the robbery on April 15th, 2020.

Detectives believe the two robberies are connected. however, no other information will be released at this time to protect the integrity of the ongoing investigation.

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