A Costa Mesa man associated with gangs was arrested for burglarizing a vehicle in Santa Ana

Bryan Colin arrested

Bryan Colin, a 19-year-old Costa Mesa man known to associate with gangs, was arrested this week on suspicion of stealing a handgun, ammunition and prescription medication from a vehicle in Santa Ana, according to the L.A. Times.

Colin was arrested by Costa Mesa police gang investigators at about 1 p.m. this Tuesday in the area of Monrovia Avenue and West 15th Street in Costa Mesa on suspicion of vehicle burglary, possession of a stolen firearm and possession of narcotics.

Items confiscated from Bryan Colin

Police investigators seized a loaded Smith & Wesson 9mm handgun, three magazines, 24 rounds of ammunition and more than 100 pills of prescription pain medication, when Colin was arrested. The items had been stolen in a vehicle burglary earlier that day in the 700 block of Parkcenter Drive in Santa Ana, according to the police.

Colin was booked into Orange County Jail with bail set at $120,000. He appeared in court today.

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Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.
Art Pedroza

Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.

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