Two robbers were thwarted by technology, according to the Tehama County Sheriff’s Office. The victim called 911 at 11:40AM Saturday morning and said he was sitting in his car in Rancho Tehama when a man and woman walked up and held him at gunpoint. They took his belongings, including his cellphone, which he was able to track through his service provider to a home on Long Horn Lane. Deputies went to the home and called the number, and could hear the phone ringing inside a pickup truck parked out front belonging to 43-year-old Robert Perozzi. He’s on parole for burglary so the truck was searched and deputies reported finding the victim’s things, as well as a replica gun believed to be used for the robbery. The victim identified Perozzi and 47-year-old Christina Wheeler and they were both arrested for robbery and conspiracy.
-Steve Gibson