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PORTERVILLE, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - Two radical were arrested Thursday aft a robbery astatine an big store successful Porterville successful mid-October, the Porterville Police Department announced.
Police accidental connected Oct. 19 a study of a commercialized burglary astatine Sawana's Adult Store adjacent Olive Avenue and Lotas Street was made. On Oct. 27, much accusation became disposable and investigators began follow-ups.
Officers accidental a hunt warrant was served connected the location of 69-year-old Karen Pritchard and the suspect, who had been identified arsenic 57-year-old Shawn Whipple, some of Strathmore.
Investigators accidental they recovered a firearm and ammunition, items Pritchard is prohibited from possessing due to the fact that she is simply a convicted felon. Pritchard was not location and frankincense the extended probe continued.
Police accidental connected Thursday conscionable aft 4 p.m. a detective recovered Pritchard and Whipple leaving a installation successful the 200 artifact of westbound Springville Avenue. A halt was conducted and some of them were arrested. Whipple was additionally recovered to beryllium nether the power of a controlled substance.
Detectives study uncovering further follow-up spot related to the burglary from the big store,
In the end, officers accidental Pritchard was booked connected suspicion of being a felon successful possession of firearms and ammunition and Whipple was booked connected suspicion of burglary and being nether the power of a controlled substance.
Anyone with immoderate further accusation is asked to interaction the Porterville Police Department astatine 559-782-7400.
