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Westminster gambling house raid results in seven arrests

ByArt Pedroza

May 31, 2023 , , , ,

Seven people were arrested after the Westminster Police Department raided an illegal gambling house in Westminster.

The raid went down on Tuesday morning at around 8 a.m. at a slaphouse located at the 8700 block of Thorpe Avenue. 

Two of the seven people arrested had outstanding warrants, according to the Westminster police.

The police officers seized about $5,000 in cash, over 17 grams of suspected methamphetamine, and five gaming machines.

The Westminster police investigators did not divulge the names of the suspects.

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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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By 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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