PITTSBURG, Calif. - A year-long investigation into the attempted robbery of a Berkeley gas station ended with an arrest this week, police announced Friday.

The Pittsburg Police Department arrested 49-year-old Richmond resident Arcturus Wiggins on Oct. 26.

Wiggins has been charged with attempting to rob a Chevron gas station on San Pablo Avenue on Nov. 21, 2024, armed with a silver revolver handgun, according to police.

Police say the suspect threatened the clerk and tried multiple times to access the protected cashier’s area.

When the suspect was unable to enter the area, police say he used the pass-through drawer to put his hand, holding the revolver, into the area and point it at the clerk.

The suspect was not located that night, but officers located security footage of the suspe

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