Three burglary suspects from L.A. County were arrested by the Irvine Police after a police pursuit

On Friday afternoon, three burglars were interrupted by a resident inside their home near Small Grove and Ridge Valley, according to the Irvine Police Department.

Responding police officers quickly identified a possible suspect vehicle and license plate.

The Irvine Police Department’s partners at the Orange County Sheriff’s Department located the suspect vehicle in Orange.

When allied agencies tried to stop the car in Garden Grove, the driver fled.

The vehicle eventually stopped in Cypress, where four suspects ran from the car. The driver, Marco Ninovega, 31, of Hawthorne, remained in the car and was arrested.

William Zamora Silva, 23, and John Ibarra, 25, of Los Angeles, were also found by police officers within an established perimeter and were arrested and booked at the Orange County Jail on burglary, resisting arrest, and conspiracy charges.

Ninovega was booked for evasion, burglary, and conspiracy.

The Irvine Police Department believes that this crime may be related to South American theft groups.

The other two suspects were not located after an extensive area search involving multiple agencies and K9 units.

The Irvine Police Department offers their thanks to the OCSD, Santa Ana PD, Los Alamitos PD, Buena Park PD, CHP, Garden Grove PD, and Cypress PD for their assistance. They also want to thank the OCSD, Huntington Beach PD, and CHP helicopters for their support.

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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  • The Irvine police appear to be on top of their game! I only wish that LAPD had the same drive when it comes to theft. If something is stolen from your home in LA, its gone forever, even if the cops retrieve it, they hold it as evidence and you never get it back, well that’s what happened to me at least.

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