The Fountain Valley police arrested a suspect for robbing a Wells Fargo bank

On 10/21/24, police officers responded to Wells Fargo located at 10060 Slater Ave., regarding a robbery that just occurred. The suspect presented a note to a teller which indicated he had a gun, according to the Fountain Valley Police Department.

The teller complied with the written demand and the suspect fled the location on foot with an undisclosed amount of cash.

The suspect was later identified as Benjamin Kelleher, 34, of Fountain Valley.

On 10/24/24, Officers located Kelleher and he was detained without incident. FVPD Detectives responded to the scene and assumed the investigation. During their investigation, Detectives located and recovered some of the cash stolen by Kelleher during the robbery.

Kelleher was booked into Orange County Jail for PC 211 – Robbery.

Anyone with informatio•n regarding this incident is encouraged to contact Detective I. Arce, ivan.arce@fountainvallev.gov.

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.
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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