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A man was sentenced to more than nine years in prison last week as part of a plea deal with state prosecutors to settle a case stemming from a string of robberies in casino parking lots in 2022, including two in Livermore.
Charged with crimes at five Bay Area casinos, Sirron Croskey pleaded guilty in the end to two felony counts of second-degree robbery, one count of recklessly evading law enforcement, one count of carrying a loaded unregistered gun in public and two enhancements for personal use of a firearm, according to the California Attorney General’s Office.
“Californians deserve to live their lives free from the shadow of violence,” Attorney General Rob Bonta said in a press release last Friday. “I am immensely proud of my team for their unwavering commitment to justice and for ensuring that those who violate the law are held responsible. When we work together, we get results that create a safer and more secure California for everyone.”
Croskey was taken into custody on Aug. 26, 2022 following an armed robbery in the parking lot of Napa Valley Casino. State prosecutors say afterward he attempted to escape arrest via a high-speed chase with deputies from the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office, ultimately abandoning his vehicle and running on foot, while leaving behind the gun used in the crime.
Investigators would go on to tie Croskey to seven parking lot robberies from that month, including two outside Livermore Casino, one at Bay 101 Casino in San Jose, one at Casino M8trix in San Jose, two at California Grand Casino in Pacheco and the last one in American Canyon.
Livermore police confirmed Croskey’s involvement in their local cases.
The first call came in around 9:50 p.m. on Aug. 17, 2022 from a Manteca man reporting he was just robbed at gunpoint in the Livermore Casino lot. The culprit took $675 in cash and drove away in a newer-model white sedan, according to police.
The other Livermore Casino case occurred three nights later, just after 10 p.m., with a Tracy man telling police someone stole his wallet and iPhone at gunpoint. “When the victim was approached by the suspect, the victim fell to the ground and had minor abrasions to his hands from falling. The suspect drove off in a white Ford Fusion,” police said.
The gun brandished in all of the crimes was loaded, according to state prosecutors.
The case was overseen by the California Department of Justice’s special prosecution section, which takes on complex criminal cases in the state, according to the AG’s office.
Croskey was sentenced in Contra Costa County Superior Court on Oct. 23 to nine years and eight months in state prison and was ordered to pay $9,855 in restitution among the seven victims. “The plea agreement includes a provision allowing DOJ to seek restitution for losses at locations associated with dismissed counts,” an AG’s office spokesperson said.
