Two transients were arrested with many items from O.C. burglaries in their vehicle

Over the past few weeks, Garden Grove Resort Unit and police detectives were investigating vehicle burglaries from the Garden Grove hotel district.

During the investigation, officers were able to obtain a suspect and vehicle (2019, black Mazda CX5) description, according to the Garden Grove Police Department.

This morning, they located the suspect vehicle and made contacted with two subjects in the car, later identified as Trayvon Smith (30s, transient) and Amber Roque (30s, transient).

A subsequent search of the vehicle found numerous stolen items related to several burglary cases throughout southern California.

Both suspects were arrested and later booked for various charges. This investigation is ongoing.

If you were a victim of a similar crime or have any information on this case, please contact Det. F. Avalos at franciscoa@ggcity.org.

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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