Armed Robbery Arrest

On June 17, 2017 at 12:11am, the suspect shown here entered the Circle K in the 2000 block of West Southern Avenue. Numerous customers were being assisted by the clerk at the front counter. The suspect waited for several customers to leave before he selected a bottle of liquor from a display, walked behind the counter and began striking the clerk with the bottle. The suspect attempted to gain access to the register, but was unable to. He took additional bottles of liquor and cigarettes from behind the counter. A second employee was assaulted in the same manner after exiting the rear of the store and seeing the crime in progress. The suspect left the store. This suspect was also suspected to be involved in another robbery on June 16.

On June 18, through a cooperative effort, the suspect, Jamaine Richardson, was taken into custody.

Armed Robbery - Attempt to Identify

On March 22 at 1:40am, the two suspects pictured walked into the Circle K at 310 N Mesa Drive and began taking food from the shelves. They both walked toward the front door with the items in their hands. A customer stood between the suspects and the door and told them they had to pay for the food. The male suspect threatened to 'cut' the customer and pulled out a folding knife from his pants pocket and opened the blade. Both suspects left the store and were last seen running south on Mesa Drive, then east on 3rd Place.

Please submit any information regarding the crime or identity of the suspect(s) through one of the following. You can remain anonymous. 

• Use our online form found here – (https://www.tipsubmit.com/webtipforms/webform.aspx?id=51&AgencyID=836.) Please fill in the case number in the Case Number field under Incident Information -- Case Number:  2017-0810035; or

• Text information to 274-637 (CRIMES). Begin your message with MESAPD; or

• Call our non-emergency number at 480-644-2211 and select option 2.