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Smash-and-Grab Leads to Two Crashes in Fullerton as Police Detain Five

A multi-agency search continues for additional suspects in nearby neighborhoods.

Overview

  • A group used a car to smash into an Anaheim Hills jewelry store as 8 to 10 masked people wielded trash cans, crowbars and hammers, the owner said.
  • Anaheim police began pursuing two vehicles tied to the robbery at about 2:38 p.m.
  • The first crash at S. Lemon Street and E. Orangethorpe Avenue produced minor to moderate injuries as at least four suspects ran from the scene.
  • A second crash around 2:43 p.m. at N. Euclid Street and W. Malvern Avenue involved multiple vehicles, and those suspects also fled on foot.
  • Officers recovered trays of stolen jewelry from a crashed car, and by about 9:30 p.m. police had five suspects in custody while searching for at least three others.