12/18/2025
12.17.25
Banning , CA
Press release copy and pasted from Banning PD
On Tuesday, December 16, 2025, at approximately 6:34 pm, Banning Police Officers responded to the report of an armed robbery at the Jack in the Box located at 6350 W. Ramsey Street (Banning Police case #25-2198). Officers contacted staff who reported that a white male adult in his 30's, with tattoos on his face, entered the store and displayed a firearm. The subject stole cash from one of the registers and fled on foot.
During the investigation, officers were able to review surveillance video and from prior contacts they positively identified the suspect as 37-year-old, Codi Jay Shelton, a local Banning transient.
The San Gorgonio Special Operations Gang Task Force assisted, and Shelton was located and taken into custody without incident. During the arrest, officers located a replica handgun and cash.
While completing this investigation, officers were also able to close an investigation into an armed robbery that occurred on December 14, 2025, at approximately 5:56 am, at the Walgreens located at 60 N. Highland Springs Avenue (Banning Police case #25-2184). In that case officers responded to the report of an armed robbery involving a white male adult, with tattoos on his face. The subject brandished a firearm and took cash from one of the registers.
Shelton was later booked into Larry D. Smith Correctional Facility for two counts of robbery. Riverside County Sheriff's booking #202558233.
This was an example of excellent police work conducted by our patrol division and great use of regional task force resources with the involvement of our regional Gang Task Force. The san Gorgonio Special Operations Gang Task Force is made up of personnel from the Riverside County Sheriff's Office, Beaumont Police Department, and Banning Police Department.ernjng
