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Santa Ana Police Department
Wednesday March 20th, 2019 :: 03:28 p.m. PDT

Advisory

#MostWantedWednesday SAPD Detectives Requesting Assistance In Located Wanted Suspect For Burglary ADW and Auto Theft

Wanted Suspect: Pedro Vargas (53)

On 11/30/2017, Pedro Vargas stole a white Toyota Tacoma pickup. Pedro was captured on surveillance video driving the stolen truck while committing multiple commercial burglaries in the City of Santa Ana. On 01/28/2018, the victim of the stolen vehicle located his truck occupied by Vargas at a strip mall. The victim confronted Vargas, who put the vehicle in reverse and accelerated in the victim’s direction. Vargas then fled the area and the vehicle was later recovered unoccupied, a few blocks away.

Suspect Vargas is wanted for multiple felony crimes committed in the City of Santa Ana and has a $25,000 warrant out for his arrest. Anyone with information on Vargas’s whereabouts is asked to contact Detective M. Lopez (714) 245-8426.

Address/Location
Santa Ana Police Department
60 Civic Center Plaza
Santa Ana, CA 92701

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 714-834-4211

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