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The SAPD is looking for an armed suspect who tried to rob a Santa Ana market

Santa Ana Police Department

Advisory: Detectives Requesting Assistance In Identifying Suspect Wanted In Attempted Robbery

Location: 601 E. St. Andrew Pl. Santa Ana, CA (Norris Food Market)

Suspect Description: Male, Hispanic, 5’5, 150 lbs., black hair, brown eyes, black hat, long sleeve blue button-up shirt, white under shirt, gray pants and white shoes. Armed with a black handgun.

On 1/22/19, at approximately 9:10 AM, the suspect entered the Norris Food Market (aka Norris Superette Market) in the 600 block of E. St. Andrew Place. The suspect proceeded to purchase several items from the business. After purchasing the items, the suspect loitered in front of the business for several minutes before re-entering the location. Once back inside, the suspect walked to the clerk, displayed a black handgun in his waistband, and demanded money from the register. The clerk refused to comply with the suspects demands and convinced him not to commit the robbery. The suspect left the business; he was last seen walking northbound on Oak Ave away from the business.

Anyone with information please contact Detective Corporal Daniel Padron at (714) 245-8545, dpadron@santa-ana.org or Orange County Crime Stoppers at 1-855-TIP-OCCS.

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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.
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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  • Reading this hits home for me.

    I grew up going to that store. Buying candy, junk food with the kids in the neighborhood.
    Drinking our sodas after playing random games like tag, two hand touch, tennis ball baseball and so on.

    I clearly remember being a kid in the 90s, seeing someone from the neighborhood get arrested in front of our home right after he tried robbing Sunny with a freaking highlighter inside his sweatshirt lmao

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