Madera police catch man in act of robbing gas station

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Sunday, April 5, 2020
Madera police arrest man after catching him rob gas station
Investigators say Campbell smashed his way into the store and had already loaded $2,000 worth of cigarettes into a shopping cart.

MADERA, Calif. (KFSN) -- Madera police found and arrested a man as he was robbing a gas station.

Officers received a burglary alarm call early Sunday morning at the SixStar gas station on Yosemite near Tozer.

Police arrived at the scene within a minute of the call and found the suspect, Jonathan Campbell, stealing products.

Investigators say Campbell smashed his way into the store and had already loaded $2,000 worth of cigarettes into a shopping cart.

Campbell was arrested on burglary charges.