Two Gunmen Hit Pair of Rosemead 7-Elevens Within 30 Minutes, Deputies Say

Two masked men held up a pair of 7-Eleven convenience stores in Rosemead at gunpoint within about 30 minutes of each other just after midnight Monday, and detectives are still searching for the suspects. The first robbery happened at a store in the 7400 block of Garvey Avenue, followed by a second stickup roughly 2.5 miles away in the 1300 block of San Gabriel Boulevard.

According to MyNewsLA.com, the first robbery occurred just after midnight Monday, when two males threatened the store clerk with a firearm before stealing cash and fleeing. Lt. B. Lemus of the Temple Sheriff's Station said the pair took off in a black Porsche SUV after that holdup. Investigators believe the same two suspects, matching a similar description, struck again at about 12:25 a.m. at the second store, this time robbing the clerk at gunpoint and fleeing in what Lemus described as a black compact SUV — a discrepancy in the vehicle description that remains unresolved.

Surveillance video from the second location, obtained by a news videographer, showed the two masked males taking the cash tray directly from the register before running out. Sheriff's investigators are still looking for leads on the identities of the two suspects, and the ages of the men involved have not been made available.

Temple Station's Beat in the San Gabriel Valley

Both stores fall under the jurisdiction of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Temple Sheriff's Station, which contracts with the City of Rosemead to provide patrol and investigative services for the city along with Temple City, Bradbury, and nearby unincorporated county areas. Garvey Avenue and San Gabriel Boulevard are both heavily traveled commercial corridors connecting Rosemead to surrounding cities, giving the suspects a quick route between targets.

This is not the first time Temple Station deputies have investigated an armed robbery along these corridors. In June 2024, deputies responded to an armed robbery at a 7-Eleven in the 200 block of South Rosemead Boulevard in unincorporated East Pasadena, part of what Pasadena Now described as a string of armed convenience store heists along that stretch. In July 2025, the station also handled a late-night robbery near South Rosemead and East Colorado boulevards, where two armed suspects in ski masks held up a taco truck before fleeing, according to Patch.

Why the Cash Take Was Likely Limited

Overnight convenience store cashiers, who according to JOB TODAY typically earn $13 to $20 an hour with a modest late-night differential, often operate the register alone during these hours, making them especially vulnerable during a holdup. Drop safes and strict cash-control protocols, which the Center for Problem-Oriented Policing says deter as many as 80 percent of potential robbers, likely limited what the Rosemead suspects could grab to the contents of the register drawer rather than any larger stash.

If caught, the suspects would face serious legal exposure. Second-degree robbery of a commercial store is a felony under California Penal Code Sections 211 and 212.5, carrying a base state prison sentence of two, three, or five years. Because the suspects allegedly used a firearm during both robberies, Penal Code Section 12022.53 would trigger a mandatory sentencing enhancement adding at least 10 consecutive years to any prison term.

Part of a Larger Pattern of 7-Eleven Heists

Multi-store 7-Eleven robbery sprees are not unique to Rosemead. Hoodline previously reported on a multi-city 7-Eleven crew's arrest in April 2025, when authorities across Los Angeles County took down a robbery crew responsible for a spree of armed 7-Eleven holdups involving getaway vehicles and masked suspects.

Anyone with information on the Rosemead robberies is asked to contact investigators. Tips can be submitted anonymously to LA Regional Crime Stoppers by phone at (800) 222-TIPS, online at lacrimestoppers.org, or through the P3 Tips mobile app.