SAN ANGELO, Texas — A 23-year-old San Angelo man has been arrested and charged with aggravated robbery in connection to a May 26, 2019, armed robbery of the Allsup's Convenience Store on Arden Road.
According to a press release from the San Angelo Police Department, investigators with the Criminal Investigations Division charged Zachery Lucero with the crime.
He's accused of displaying a weapon and demanding money from the store’s clerk around 3:15 a.m. May 26. No one was reported injured in the crime.
Through follow-up investigation, it was learned that Lucero was a regular customer at the store and lived nearby.
On May 28, investigators found Lucero at the Arden Arms Apartment complex, 3755 Arden Road. Following Lucero’s interview with investigators, officers located and seized items that he used in the commission of the robbery.
Lucero was additionally charged with possession of controlled substance Penalty Group 1 and possession/delivery of drug paraphernalia.
Following the initial arrest, investigators subsequently developed information that connected Lucero to a recent auto theft at the Pizza Hut on Sherwood Way, as well as a burglary that occurred at the Wienerschnitzel on South Bryant Boulevard. As a result of follow-up interviews with Lucero and the ongoing investigations, investigators will be securing warrants of arrest for Lucero for the charges of unauthorized use of motor vehicle and burglary of building.
Investigators are searching for anyone who may have witnessed Lucero’s criminal actions. Anyone with information regarding these cases or additional crimes concerning Lucero is asked to contact SAPD Det. Chavarria at 325-657-4229.
