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SYNOPSIS:

On 03-07-08 at about 0022 hours, Santee Deputies responded to a robbery at the Wienershnitzel, 1601 N MAGNOLIA
AV, El Cajon. Two store employees/victims reported two male suspects entered the Wienershnitzel through the side,
employee entrance. One suspect was wearing a ski mask, sunglasses and the other was wearing a hoody sweatshirt
over his head and sunglasses. Upon entering, both suspects immediately began beating both employees and demanding
money from the cash registers. Both employees defended themselves until one of the suspects placed an employee in a
headlock and threatened to stab him. At that point the other employee cooperated and emptied the contents of the cash
register, store safe and placed it into a white, cloth bag. The suspects grabbed the bag and fled on foot away from the
business.

Railroad Enforcement Officer Todd Lejeck was in full uniform, in his marked vehicle, backed up against an adjacent
business having his In-N-Out burger, when he observed the two suspects running away from Wienershnitzel. Lejeck saw
the suspects carrying a white bag, running and removing clothing and sunglasses. Suspecting they had just committed a
crime, Lejeck chased after the suspects and ordered them on the ground at gun point. One of the suspects complied and
the other continued running.

Deputies immediately established a perimeter and conducted a vehicle stop of the getaway driver from information given
by the detained suspect. The bag of money, clothing and sunglasses were recovered within the perimeter. The
outstanding suspect was identified and contacted at his home nearby. A curbside line up successfully identified Miguel

San Diego County SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT

Cruz (DOB: 08-16-81), Hamilton Quinones (DOB: 10-8-87) and Brooke Elder (06-11-88) as being involved in the robbery.
All three suspects were placed under arrest and booked for robbery and criminal conspiracy. The loss was approximately
$3,000.00 which was recovered.

InformationType: Media Release
Subject of Release: Armed Robbery
Other Information:
Person Providing Information: Sergeant Joe Leos
Email Address of Provider: joseph.leos@sdsheriff.org
Telephone number of Provider: (619) 956-4077
Fax number of Provider: (619) 956-4082
Date of Release: 03-07-08
Time of Release: 0400 hours
INFORMATION:
Date of Occurrence: 03-07-08
Time of Occurrence: 12:22 AM
Location of Incident: N.Magnolia Av. @ W. Bradley Av. El Cajon - Unincorporated