Walgreens Burglary Suspects Busted, OCSD Says

LAGUNA NIGUEL, CA — Did you hear helicopters last night in Laguna Niguel? Multiple late night burglaries at area chain drug stores ended in the arrest of two, according to the Orange County Sheriff's Department. On Monday, in the early morning hours, Orange County sheriff's deputies Monday arrested two men in Laguna Niguel suspected of burglarizing at least one Walgreens drug store in the county, authorities said.

Deputies were called at just after 1:15 a.m. to the Walgreens at Alicia and Crown Valley parkways, said sheriff's Lt. Jerry Carlsen.

The store happened to be near a sheriff's substation, so deputies arrived within two minutes and saw one suspect flee on foot, Carlsen said. Another suspect was arrested near the rear of the business.

Deputies used a helicopter and K-9 teams to locate the suspect at large, who refused to surrender until bitten on one shoulder by a police dog, the lieutenant said.

The injured suspect was taken to a hospital for treatment before booking, Carlsen said. The other suspect suffered heart palpitations during his arrest and was also taken to a hospital.

There have been several burglaries at Walgreens stores around Orange County, but Carlsen said he could not yet conclude the arrested men are suspects in those burglaries.

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