The SAPD is looking for a man who flipped out after his credit card was declined at a 7-11 store

Santa Ana Police Department

Advisory: Detectives Requesting Media & Public Assistance Identifying Suspect Who Assaults Store Employee After Credit Card Declined

Location: 7-Eleven – 902 W. 1st Street, Santa Ana, CA 92703

Synopsis: On 02/11/17, this suspect became violent and destructive after his credit card was declined. In a fit of anger, the suspect struck the cashier in the head, pushed one cash register and printer to the floor, threw bananas at the other cashier, and pushed the other register off the counter. The suspect caused $700 of damage to the store’s registers and printers.

Suspect Description: Male White, 30-35 years, 5’10” – 5’11” tall, 180 – 200 lbs., medium to heavy build, short black natural hair, light complexion. Clothing: black RX glasses, green Fleece sweatshirt, blue denim/jeans.

Crime Type: PC 242—Battery on Person PC 594 (a)(2) – Vandalism: Damage of Property

If you have any information about the identity of this individual, please contact Investigator Laura Delisle at (714) 245-8647 or email ldelisle@santa-ana.org.

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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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