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Santa Ana Police Department

Advisory: SAPD Arrests Three Juvenile Suspects in Robbery Series (10) Believe There May By Additional Victims

  • Location: Multiple locations in Santa Ana
  • Suspects: Three male Hispanics juveniles – two 15 year olds and one 17 year were taken into custody.
  • Suspect vehicle: 2015 silver Nissan Altima with paper plates.

Synopsis: On December 16th, 2015, Santa Ana Police patrol officers made the arrest of two suspects in a robbery that had just occurred. The suspects had in their possession a black replica semi-automatic handgun, brass knuckles and two black ski masks. Follow up investigation led to the identification and arrest of the third suspect.

Stuff Stolen by Santa Ana Robbers

SAPD has had a series of ten street robberies with similarities that have occurred since 12/05/15. Detectives interviewed the three juvenile suspects and were able to link them to all 10 crimes in the series. A search of the suspects’ residences recovered several victims’ property, a case to the BB gun and a box of .45 caliber automatic ammunition.

Detectives believe these suspects may have committed additional street robberies in the eastern portion of the city that have gone unreported. They are asking that any possible victims please contact Detective Corporal Adrian Silva @ 714-245-8545 or email at ASilva@santa-ana.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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