GLENDALE, AZ (AZFamily) — A man is facing armed robbery, kidnapping, and aggravated assault charges after a violent robbery at a West Valley phone store earlier this month.
Court records revealed Gilbert Lara is facing three felonies in connection with the crime that happened on Oct. 7 at a Cricket Wireless store near 67th Avenue and Camelback Road.
Earlier this month Gilbert Lara violently robbed a store at knife point near 67/Camelback. He took money from the registers and assaulted an employee. Real time crime center observed him fleeing the area on foot and vehicle. Lara was arrested just two days later. pic.twitter.com/2zLrnvnMOg
— Glendale Police (@GlendaleAZPD) October 21, 2025
According to court paperwork, officers responded on that day just before 10:30 a.m., when a store employee called 911 saying that she had been robbed at knifepoint. When police arrived, they said the woman appeared “visibly shaking” and was crying…