An armed man robbed Christy’s Donuts in Santa Ana

Details: On 04/14/2020, at approximately 10:50 pm the suspect entered Christy’s Donuts, located in the 1200 Block of South Bristol, and asked to buy cigarettes.

When the suspect was asked to provide identification, the suspect removed a handgun from his person, pointed it at the victim, and demanded the money from the cash registers. The victim opened both registers and allowed the suspect to remove the money. The suspect removed the money from both registers, placed it in a bag, and left the business in an unknown direction.

Anyone with information on the identity of this suspect is asked to contact Robbery Detective Corporal D. Padron at (714) 245-8545 / dpadron@santa-ana.org or Orange County Crime Stoppers at 1-855-TIP-OCCS.

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