Police Suspect Piracy, Seize 40,000 Videos
Police confiscated more than 40,000 suspected counterfeit videotapes after a search of a video store in Santa Ana on Friday, police said.
The owner of Saigon Video called police to report a robbery Thursday evening at the store on South Harbor Boulevard. Officers found more than 100 videotape recorders and what they believe are pirated cassettes with homemade labels, said Santa Ana Sgt. Raul Luna.
Police served the owner with a search warrant early Friday and hauled the tapes away in a truck. No one was arrested.
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