Most Wanted: Leroy Carl Gonzales, home-invasion robbery

MOST WANTED

NAME: Leroy Carl Gonzales

CHARGE: Home-invasion robbery

DESCRIPTION: 23 years old, 6 feet 1 inch tall, 250 pounds, black hair, brown eyes

THE CASE: Gonzales is wanted by Modesto police on suspicion of home-invasion robbery Nov. 18. Police said Gonzales and Angelina Ciraulo robbed tenants staying in a room at the Motel 6 on West Orangeburg Avenue. Ciraulo also remains a fugitive.

NOTES: Investigators say Gonzales used a ruse to get inside the motel room, and the robbers were armed with a handgun and a knife. The victims’ wallets, cellphones, checks and cash were stolen. During the armed robbery, one of the victims was cut with the knife, but the wound was not serious.

REPORT A TIP: Police ask anyone with information about Gonzales’ whereabouts to call Crime Stoppers at (209) 521-4636. Tipsters can email through the Crime Stoppers website, www.stancrimetips.org,or text tips to CRIMES (274637) by typing “Tip704” plus a message. Callers to Crime Stoppers can remain anonymous and are eligible for a cash reward.

This story was originally published January 13, 2015 at 2:04 PM with the headline "Most Wanted: Leroy Carl Gonzales, home-invasion robbery."