Crime & Safety
Newport Beach Police Arrest Wells Fargo Bank Robbery Suspect
In custody is Christopher Bruce Mellies, 28, of Huntington Beach.
Newport Beach police have arrested a suspect in connection with last month’s Wells Fargo Bank robbery, officials said today.
Officers arrested Christopher Bruce Mellies, 28, of Huntington Beach, on Friday, according to a Newport Beach Police Department press release.
“Mellies was contacted near a relative’s home in the city of Huntington Beach and was arrested without incident,” the release says. “Detectives are also investigating Mellies’ involvement in other related bank robberies in the area.”
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The Wells Fargo Bank at 3600 East Coast Highway was robbed just after 11:30 a.m. on July 20.
Anyone with information about this case is asked to contact Det. Garrett Fitzgerald at (949) 644-3797.
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PHOTO: Surveillance still of the Wells Fargo Bank robbery on July 20, 2014. Courtesy the Newport Beach Police Department.
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