SBPD Crime Reports

Pedestrian Struck

A pedestrian died after being struck by a vehicle while walking in a parking lot on Wednesday, April 14, at about 11:11 a.m., the Seal Beach Police Department has reported.

SBPD received a call of a traffic collision involving a vehicle and a pedestrian in the parking lot of the U.S. Postal Office located at 2929 Westminster Ave.

Upon arrival, officers discovered that a vehicle collided with an adult, female pedestrian. Orange County Fire Authority personnel responded; however, the pedestrian was pronounced deceased at the scene.

The preliminary investigation revealed that the pedestrian was walking near the building when she was struck by a vehicle driving through the parking lot. No other vehicles or pedestrians were involved, and the driver of the vehicle was uninjured.

This is an ongoing investigation, anyone with information is asked to contact Traffic Investigator Officer Cory Montgomery at (562) 799-4100, ext. 1623 or cmontgomery@sealbeachca.gov.

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Vehicle Theft

A vehicle theft suspect is in custody after leading police on a pursuit through Orange County.

On April 15, at about 6:22 a.m. while getting ready for work, a resident discovered that his vehicle was no longer parked in the driveway of his house.

Realizing that the vehicle theft had occurred within the previous few minutes, the resident called the police and began searching the neighborhood for the stolen vehicle. He located the stolen vehicle near the intersection of Pacific Coast Highway and Bolsa Avenue. Officers immediately responded to the area and located the vehicle driving on Westminster Avenue. When they attempted to stop the car, the driver fled at a high rate of speed. Officers pursued the vehicle as it drove through west Orange County.

The pursuing officers followed the vehicle into the city of Santa Ana, where the driver attempted to run away.

The suspect was taken into custody without incident moments later with the assistance of the Santa Ana Police Department, California Highway Patrol, an Orange County Sheriff ’s Department helicopter and a Cypress Police Department canine officer. The driver was uninjured.

Officers later discovered that the suspect was a 17-year-old juvenile male from Anaheim.

He was later booked at Orange County Juvenile Hall.

This is an ongoing investigation. Anyone with information is encouraged to contact Detective Bruno Balderrama at (562) 7994100, ext. 1109, or bbalderrama@sealbeachca.gov.