SANTA ANA — A 27-year-old Placentia man pleaded guilty Monday and was immediately sentenced to 12 years in prison for robbing four 7-Eleven stores in Orange County.
Hernan Viveros Sanchez pleaded guilty to four counts of second-degree robbery and admitted sentencing enhancements for the use of a gun in the stickups, according to court records.
Sanchez was arrested Jan. 28, 2016, thanks to a tip to Orange County Crime Stoppers generated by media publicity about the string of robberies, according to Santa Ana police. He was also suspected of robberies in Los Angeles County.
Sanchez robbed 7-Eleven stores at 1679 N. Glassell St., in Orange, on Aug. 27, 2015; at 18532 Yorba Linda Blvd. in Yorba Linda on Sept. 4, 2015; at 950 S. Harbor Blvd. in Santa Ana on Sept. 11, 2015; and at 1220 N. Bristol St. in Santa Ana on Sept. 14, 2015.