The SAPD has arrested an auto theft suspect

Suspect Pedro Junior Lopez (33) has been located and arrested.

ORIGINAL MESSAGE – On 10/09/2019 at 8:20 AM, wanted suspect Lopez was caught on video surveillance stealing a vehicle from the rear parking lot of the Jack In The Box.

Prior to being reported stolen, Lopez was stopped in the vehicle in the area of Chestnut and Standard Avenue, and provided a false name. The vehicle was later found abandoned at 100 S. Cedar and was partially stripped. Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Lopez please contact Detective Romero at (714) 245-8529.

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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