Garden Grove

Two sought in GG armed robberies

POLICE are seeking the public's help in identifying two suspects in a pair of armed robberies in Garden Grove.

POLICE are seeking the public’s help in identifying two suspects in a pair of armed robberies in Garden Grove.

Two suspects are sought in a pair of apparently related armed robberies in Garden Grove. The most recent one occurred Wednesday just before 3 a.m. at a convenience store on Euclid Street, according to Lt. Bob Bogue of the Garden Grove Police Department.

FIRST SUSPECT in robberies (GGPD).

FIRST SUSPECT in robberies (GGPD).

That robbery was at the 7-11 store, 13471 Euclid St, just south of the Garden Grove Freeway. Police describe the heist in this way: One suspect entered the store, bought a cigarette lighter, and then left. A second suspect immediately arrived and pointed a handgun at the clerk demanding cash and getting $200. The suspects fled together in a dark sedan.

A similar incident took place on Sept. 15 at 12:31 a.m. at the 7-11 at 12752 Brookhurst St. The suspect’s descriptions and methods appear similar. The suspects are described as:

SECOND SUSPECT in armed robberies (GGPD).

SECOND SUSPECT in armed robberies (GGPD).

  • Suspect 1: Male Hispanic, 20’s, 5-foot, 10-inches tall, with short dark hair and thin mustache/goatee. He was wearing a black shirt and white shorts.
  • Suspect 2: Male Hispanic, 20’s, 5-10, black hair, wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, tan pants and a dark bandana over his face. He was carrying a satchel in which he had hid a black semiautomatic pistol.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call the GGPD at (714) 741-5787 or (714) 741-5840.

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