Crime & Safety

Recognize This Suspected Gun Thief?

BREAKING: Newport Beach police believe he swiped firearms from a vehicle.

NEWPORT BEACH, CA – The Newport Beach Police Department is hoping the public can aid with identification of a man suspected of stealing several firearms from a car on Sunday morning in Newport Beach.

Officers said the suspect, described as Hispanic, approximately 6 feet tall and between 220 and 230 pounds, at about 6:30 a.m. helped himself to guns which were in a vehicle on the 600 block of East Ocean Front.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the NBPD's Detective Division at 949-644-3790 and reference case 17-2253.

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