Tue. Dec 3rd, 2024

On Saturday, June 15, 2024 at approximately 9:36 p.m., Tustin police officers responded to a call of a possible robbery that just occurred at the Tustin Fields I residential community.

On arrival, officers discovered the victim was a member of the U.S. Secret Service and his bag was stolen at gunpoint.

During the incident an officer(agent) involved shooting occurred. The Secret Service agent apparently opened fire on the robbers after they robbed him.

The suspect(s) were not located and it is unknown at this time whether the suspect(s) were injured as a result of the incident.

Officers have located some of the victim’s belongings in the area and the incident is still being investigated. There is no known threat to the public.

A 2004-2006 silver Infiniti FX35 or vehicle similar was seen leaving the scene. The suspect vehicle is pictured below.

The Tustin Police Department is looking for help from the public in identifying the subject(s) involved in this crime. If you have any information regarding this incident, please call Detective Melendrez at 714-573-3372 or gmelendrez@tustinca.org.

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Art Pedroza Editor
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.

By 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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