Yuma police investigate armed robbery at Chevron station on Arizona Avenue

A man robbed a Chevron station near East 32nd Street and South Arizona Avenue before 4 a.m. Sunday, and Yuma police said the suspect has not been identified. No injuries were reported, but the suspect left with an undisclosed amount of money and merchandise, putting another early-morning commercial corridor under scrutiny.

Police said the man was armed with a gun, though the weapon was not shown during the robbery. YPD described the suspect as Hispanic or Native American, in his late 20s to early 30s, about 5 feet 7 inches tall and around 250 pounds. He was wearing a black-and-tan baseball cap, a black shirt, gray shorts and black sneakers.

The department said the investigation remained active and asked anyone with information to contact Yuma police or use 78-CRIME anonymously. Tips that lead to an arrest could bring a cash reward of up to $1,000, an incentive that often turns on whether workers, customers or nearby businesses captured anything useful on camera or noticed the suspect moving through the area before dawn.

Robberies in Yuma are handled by detectives with the YPD Violent Crimes Unit, which also investigates homicides and felony assaults. City crime statistics are uploaded twice daily from the YPD Records Management System, but the city says some reports can take 7 to 10 days to appear publicly because of processing delays.

The department’s Records Bureau also produces a monthly statistical report that is sent to the FBI for crime tracking. CrimeGrade reports a typical-year violent crime rate in Yuma of 4.406 per 1,000 residents, and says robbery risk varies sharply by neighborhood, ranging from about 1 in 508 in northeast neighborhoods to about 1 in 2,865 in the southeast part of the city.

The robbery adds to the attention already paid to late-night and pre-dawn activity around gas stations and convenience stores along major Yuma corridors. Even without injuries, a robbery at a busy corner can ripple through morning routines, from overnight workers to the first customers arriving after sunrise.