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4 Jailed in Robbery at Motel: Three men who allegedly robbed a couple at gunpoint in their motel room early Friday were arrested when a police officer spotted them leaving the Grove Motel, 9821 Garden Grove Blvd. A fourth suspect, 17, was booked into Juvenile Hall. The three men were Michael R. Smith, 18, and Joseph M. Vincent, 20, both of Garden Grove, and James E. Austin, 18, of Westminster. About $80 in cash, jewelry and a radio were taken at gunpoint from Edward Fail, 28, and Elizabeth Obserst, 24, both of Garden Grove, police said.

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