Robber who stole tennis shoes from teens arrested by the Irvine Police

Less than 48 hours after the Irvine Police Dept. shared last week’s Wanted Wednesday video of an armed robbery at the Spectrum, they received a tip.

Today, Irvine police detectives arrested a 14-year-old juvenile in South Orange County for the robbery.

We are still looking for the other suspect, who was armed with a handgun.

The two suspects stole tennis shoes from four juveniles at the Spectrum at gunpoint.

This robber remains at large:

If you have any information, please message us or email mmahmood@cityofirvine.org. Special thank you to the person who contacted us and provided critical information that led to the suspect’s arrest.

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.

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