Sacramento police arrest man accused of targeting women in Stockton Boulevard robberies
After a six-month investigation that included forensic evidence, detectives arrested a man suspected of targeting women in strong-arm robberies last year along Stockton Boulevard in Sacramento.
Joseph Coln, 19, was arrested March 4 and booked at the Sacramento County Main Jail on suspicion of robbery and attempted robbery, the Sacramento Police Department announced Friday afternoon in a news release.
The robberies were reported over two days, Sept. 15 and 16. Police said the robberies occurred in the daytime and evening, and the victims were women in their 50s to 70s along the Stockton Boulevard business corridor.
The suspect in each crime forcibly stole or tried to steal the victims’ purses, before the suspect left the area, according to the Police Department.
No major injuries were reported. The Police Department at the time increased patrols along the corridor and worked with businesses and community leaders in the area to help increase awareness.
Police said patrol officers and crime scene investigators “conducted a thorough investigation,” which included the processing of forensic evidence. Officers learned there was a similar description of the suspect in each of the crimes.
Detectives in the department’s East/Central Neighborhood Crimes Unit took over the investigation and identified Coln as the suspect.
The Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office on Tuesday filed a criminal complaint against Coln, charging him with two counts of robbery and two counts of attempted robbery in connection with the Stockton Boulevard crimes.
Coln remained in custody Friday at the jail, where he was being held in lieu of $200,000 bail. He also was being held without bail on a vehicle theft charge in a separate case filed by the District Attorney’s Office on March 4.
The Police Department asked anyone with information about these crimes to call officers at 916-808-5471 or Sacramento Valley Crime Stoppers at 916-443-4357. Tips can also be submitted anonymously through the P3 Tips website and app.
