COSTA MESA : 3 Held in Robbery at Eatery Parking Lot
Three men were arrested early Monday on suspicion of robbing a couple at gunpoint in the parking lot of a Taco Bell restaurant, police said.
The victims, both 20 and from Newport Beach, told officers they were sitting in their car in the parking lot of the restaurant at 2259 Harbor Blvd. about 1:45 a.m. when several men approached them, police investigator George Wilson said.
One of the men pulled out a gun, and the men took their money, jewelry and a leather jacket, then drove off in a maroon Camaro, Wilson said.
An hour later, officers saw the car nearby and stopped it. Inside were the stolen items and a loaded gun, Wilson said.
Felix Cervantes, 19, David Lopez, 21, and Fernando Valindo, 21, all of Santa Ana, were arrested on suspicion of armed robbery, possession of stolen property and carrying concealed weapons, Wilson said.
The men were being held Monday at City Jail in lieu of $50,000 bail each.
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