In re T.R. CA2/5

Facts On April 9, 2013, about 10:00 p.m., Shah Aram was working as a cashier at a 7-Eleven store in Covina. The store was busy. Appellant entered, and moved around within the store. After all the customers had left the store, appellant came to the counter area where the cash register was located, then went behind the counter. When Aram tried to stop appellant from coming into this area, appellant raised his skateboard up in the air. Aram reached out and tried to block appellant’s arms, but appellant kept coming. Aram was able to slide by appellant, and move to the front door. Appellant moved around to the area behind the counter, touched the cash register, took some packages of Marlboro Red cigarettes from the area behind the counter, and then ran out of the store. Aram activated the store’s alarm. Covina Police Department Officer Stacy Franco responded to the 7-Eleven store and interviewed Aram. Soon thereafter, Officer Franco found appellant in the parking lot of a nearby K-Mart store. He had a package of Marlboro Red cigarettes in his shirt pocket. Several days later, Officer Franco returned to the store and viewed store surveillance video of the robbery. She attempted to…