Armed robbery suspects arrested on campus of Southern California high school
Two males, an adult and a juvenile, were arrested earlier this week at a high school in Riverside County after authorities received reports of an armed robbery.
The March 11 incident unfolded at around 5:10 p.m. in the 23000 block of Cougar Canyon Road in Moreno Valley, according to a news release from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department.
While investigators did not specifically identify Canyon Springs High School in the news release, the campus is the only high school located in that portion of Cougar Canyon Road.
Officials said that the school’s resource deputy immediately launched an investigation into the armed robbery allegations and identified two suspects, now identified as 18-year-old Moreno Valley resident Noah Arias and a juvenile.
It is unclear if either of the two suspects attend the school.
“The firearm used in the incident was located in a vehicle parked on campus,” the release noted.
Both suspects were taken into custody, with the minor booked at juvenile hall for possession of a firearm and ammunition on a school campus and Arias booked at the Robert Presley Detention Center for the same charges.
As of 9 p.m., KTLA had been unable to reach school officials for comment, but authorities said administrators at the school district fully cooperated with the investigation.
Anyone with information about this investigation is urged to contact Deputy N. Ramirez at the Moreno Valley Sheriff’s Station by calling 951-486-6700.