SAPD seeking more victims of two robbers who were arrested today

Santa Ana Police Department

Advisory: SAPD Robbery Detectives request public’s assistance, looking for additional robbery victims and or witnesses from two suspects who are in custody

On May 13th at 11 AM, an SAPD patrol officer was driving north bound Harbor Boulevard at Hazard when a 50 year-old, male frantically flagged him down. The male, who was at the bus stop, advised the officer that two males just robbed him at knife point.

Both suspects, who were nearby watching, saw the officer speaking to the victim. One of the suspects later identified as Andrew Carmona (31) Santa Ana fled on foot and the other suspect Henry Mora (33) Stanton was taken into custody near the crime scene. The loss in the robbery was the victim’s bicycle which was recovered nearby.

Approximately 45 minutes later, the second suspect Carmona was taken into custody at 1401 North Harbor as he was getting onto an OCTA bus. Coincidently, these same suspects committed a “beer run” at the 7-11 store at 914 North Harbor earlier that same day. Both Suspects were arrested and booked into the SAPD Jail on Robbery and Commercial Burglary Charges.

SAPD Robbery Detectives believe these two individuals are possibly responsible for additional street robberies and commercial business beer runs. Detectives are asking that any additional victims and or witnesses’ contact Detective Cpl. Adrian Silva Robbery Unit 714-245-8545 or Orange County Crime Stoppers at 1-855- TIP-OCCS.

Arrested: 816 N. Harbor (Bus stop)
Henry Mora (33) Stanton
Andrew Carmona (31) Santa Ana

###

Related

Suspects armed with a machete-like knife robbed two victims in Santa Ana this week

Santa Ana residents now have to worry about getting robbed by armed men who may be using machetes. Two armed robberies took place this week, in Santa Ana, involving three male suspects, according to KTLA. The first robbery happeted at around 7 p.m. on Wednesday night near a bike path…

December 30, 2023

In "Crime"

Smash and grab robbers attacked jewelry stores in Santa Ana and H.B. today

Four male suspects robbed the Don Roberto’s Jewelry Store located at 1619 West 17th Street at 1:09 p.m. today, and were able to escape with perhaps as much as $17,000 worth of jewelry, according to the SAPD. Fortunately the SAPD was later able to track down and arrest three of…

May 22, 2022

In "Crime"

The SAPD arrested a man suspected in an armed robbery at a gas station

UPDATE Earlier today, our robbery detectives arrested November 20, 2024, #WantedWednesday suspect Izaya Cuellar (35) of Santa Ana. We want to thank our #SantaAnaCommunity for the overwhelming support and tips that helped us identify and arrest Izaya, who victimized two… pic.twitter.com/S1hUmIKBn5— SantaAnaPD (@SantaAnaPD) November 23, 2024 On Friday, SAPD robbery…

November 24, 2024

In "Crime"

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.

See Full Bio