Two Suspects Nabbed By Westminster PD After Predawn "Smash & Grab" Robbery/Burglary May Be Related To:
2 a.m. hour Traffic Circle Jewelery Store "Smash & Grab" (Vehicle Into Store Window) Robbery/Burglary;
3 a.m. hour 400 W. Anaheim St. Game Store Car-Into-Store Robbery/Burglary
One suspect remains at large
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(July 3, 2015) -- After two predawn Long Beach "smash and grab" robberies/burglaries -- one to a jewelry store in the Traffic Circle area in the 2 a.m hour, another to a game store in the 400 block of West Anaheim St in the 3 a.m. hour -- two men (adults) are in Westminster PD custody (a third remains at large) after WPD officers responded to a burglary in progress in the 4 a.m. hour in which the suspects were allegedly loading stolen goods into a vehicle after driving it into the window of a Sprint store in the 6700 block of Westminster Blvd.
At midday July 3, this is how the ELB/Traffic Circle area jewelry store looked in the 4600 block Los Coyotes Diagonal (near the "Marshalls" store...and just a quick walk from LBPD's East Division station on LCD (photos below):
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LBPD Public Information Officer Marlene Arrona tells LBREPORT.com officers were dispatched to the jewelry store burglary (4600 block Los Coyotes Diagonal) at about 2:20 a.m....and to the W. Anaheim St. burglary location at about 3:27 a.m.
PIO Arrona says the Traffic Circle jewelry store suffered a "significant loss" of jewelry and the W. Anaheim St. game store suffered a loss to be determined.
Meanwhile, a stolen pick up truck matching the description of the Traffic Circle "smash and grab" robbery/burglary was recovered in the 1400 block of Chestnut Ave. (area near 14th St/Seaside Park.)
At about 4:30 a.m., Westminster PD reports having a similar incident (6700 block Westminster Blvd.) in which its officers responded to a burglary in progress call at the Spring store in the 6700 block of Westminster Blvd (WPD says its first officer on scene in about 90 seconds.)
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[Westminster PD release text] Officers observed multiple subjects loading a vehicle with stolen items from within
the store and the store’s windows broken. WPD Officers converged on the suspects who then fled in an awaiting vehicle.
The suspect vehicle could not exit the lot because additional police cars arrived and blocked them inside. The suspects crashed their car into a pole and fled on foot. Two suspects were immediately captured after a brief foot chase. A third fled into the neighborhood area off Rondeau St. and a perimeter was set up. Garden Grove and Fountain Valley PD assisted and the WPD K-9 was deployed
A police helicopter was also utilized. Neighborhoods between Goldenwest and Edwards south of Westminster were affected by the large scale search. As of this release [early afternoon July 3] a third suspect is still at large (African American, male, adult, dark clothing)
WPD Officers have recovered around $25,000 in loss from inside the suspect vehicle. The suspects may also be connected to a similar burglary in Long Beach just prior to getting captured by WPD. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Westminster Police Departme
nt at (714) 898-3315. Callers can remain anonymous. Anonymous tips can also be given to Orange County Crime Stoppers by calling 1-
855-TIP-OCCS or by logging on to Crimestoppers.org.
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LBPD tells LBREPORT.com that its detectives are working closely with Westminster PD as the investigations continue...and LBPD asks anyone with information regarding what took place in LB to call LBPD's Burglary Detail at (562) 570-7351.
