Two people were arrested after a car wash was robbed in La Quinta on Wednesday night, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department.
Deputies from the Thermal Station were called out to a report of a commercial robbery at the Quick Quack Car Wash, located in the 43600 block of Washington Street, a sheriff’s news release stated.
One of the suspects, 19-year-old Jacob Soria, allegedly held employees at gunpoint and demanded money.
He was apprehended, along with 22-year-old Jessica Guerrero, not far from the car wash. Authorities said they determined that Guerrero was the getaway driver.
Soria was discovered in possession of a loaded gun, along with “items of evidential value,” the release read.
Both were arrested and booked on suspicion of robbery, with Soria also held on suspicion of a weapons charge.
No further details have been released.
Anyone with information about the robbery was asked to call Deputy Shumway at the Thermal Sheriff’s Station 760-863-8990 or the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department at 760-836-8348.
