7-Eleven robbery suspect arrested the day after heist

( KRON ) – The suspect in a 7-Eleven robbery was arrested by the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office the day after the robbery.

Sheriff's deputies responded to a 7-Eleven in the 400 block of El Camino Real in Millbrae for a robbery around 3:30 p.m. on Saturday. The deputies were informed that the suspect had stolen multiple items and left the store. The suspect subsequently returned to the store with a metal rod, according to deputies. An employee suffered minor injuries after being assaulted by the robber.

Deputies identified the suspect as 36-year-old San Francisco resident Meleane F. Havea.

The following day, the San Francisco Police Department's officers located Havea in the 2900 block of San Bruno Ave. in San Francisco.

Havea was taken into custody and subsequently arrested by deputies. Havea was booked into the Maguire Correctional Facility for robbery and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

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