Smash-And-Grab Fail In OC: 2 Arrested After Hitting Dead-End

SEAL BEACH, CA — Two suspects were arrested on charges of stealing lottery tickets from a liquor store in Orange County and leading officers on a brief pursuit, the Seal Beach Police Department reported.

The two suspects, identified by officers only as Zoryon and Marcus of Long Beach, used a crowbar to smash the glass window of West Beach Liquor — located at 462 Pacific Coast Highway — at around 3 a.m. Tuesday.

A patrol car parked on the street nearby heard the store's alarm sounding and, upon arriving to the scene, found two suspects fleeing the area in a black Nissan Altima.

After a very short chase, the suspects were arrested in the 100 block of Coastline Drive — just a block away — when they drove up a dead-end street.

“Instead of spending their hard-earned cash to win Lotto cash, their currency of choice was a yellow crowbar to the plate glass window of West Beach Liquor,” the Seal Beach Police Department said. “Winning $10 in the Lotto is not worth the risk of getting a felony added to your record.”

“And with a 1 in 2.9 million chance at the grand prize, it’s definitely not worth it,” SBPD added.

No further information was immediately available.