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Two men driving out of an apartment complex robbed a man of his cell phone and iPod in Highland on Wednesday evening.
The victim was walking in the 25900 block of Base Line Road at 7:20 p.m. when two men approached him in a car.
They grabbed his phone and iPod and then drove away east on Base Line.
San Bernardino County sheriff's deputies said both men are Latino. One is 5-feet-7 inches tall, 150 pounds and has a shaved head. He wore a white shirt and dark pants. The second man is 5-feet-9 inches tall, 195 pounds and wore a black hat and shirt.
They were driving a blue compact vehicle.
melissa.pinion-whitt@inlandnewspapers.com
Robbers ordered three boys to hand over their pants and shoes Monday evening after the victims claimed to have no money.
San Bernardino County sheriff's deputies said the victims were walking north on Church Street toward Base Line Road at 6 p.m. when two men in a green Honda Civic drove up to them.
Both robbers got out of the vehicle and demanded money. One of the robbers pulled out a knife when the victims said they didn't have cash, sheriff's officials said.
They told all three boys to take off their shoes and pants and hand them over.
melissa.pinion-whitt@inlandnewspapers.com
A Highland real estate agent who took a down payment on a home and never finalized the sale has been arrested on suspicion of grand theft.
Gregory Adkins, 30, was booked into West Valley Detention Center in Rancho Cucamonga in lieu of $50,000 bail.
A Rancho Cucamonga resident called San Bernardino County sheriff's deputies, saying she was a victim of a fraudulent real estate purchase from Adkins, sheriff's officials said.
Adkins, who was selling homes through Century 21, took the woman's money and didn't finalize the sale. The victim's home then went into foreclosure.
Deputies searched Adkins' home Tuesday and seized evidence related to the case. Deputies suspect there may be more victims. He is wanted by authorities in Riverside County for similar offenses, sheriff's officials said.
melissa.pinion-whitt@inlandnewspapers.com
Sheriff's deputies arrested three North Hollywood residents in Highland on Wednesday after they stole more than $3,000 in merchandise from CVS, Walgreens and other stores in the county, sheriff's officials said.
Employees at CVS at 27310 Base Line Road called San Bernardino County sheriff's deputies after the group walked into the store and filled up empty purses with merchandise.
Deputies found stolen merchandise in their vehicle and arrested them. The suspects, Nelson Carcamo, Carolina Descua and Eda Chavez, were booked into Central Detention Center in San Bernardino on suspicion of burglary and conspiracy. Sheriff's officials said they admitted to stealing the merchandise and told deputies they considered the stores easy targets.
melissa.pinion-whitt@inlandnewspapers.com
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