BRIEFLY IN THE NEWS Alleged bank robbers...

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Alleged bank robbers arrested

Four robbery suspects were arrested Wednesday after allegedly

holding up a bank inside the Vons supermarket in Costa Mesa.

One of the suspects, Kenneth Andre McKinley, 27, reportedly

entered the Bank of America in the 2700 block of Harbor Boulevard

shortly after noon and brandished a gun at the employees behind the

counter. McKinley then reportedly jumped over the counter and went

into the safe, where he stole about $20,000, according to the Costa

Mesa Police Department.

Avan Deshawne Ricks, 19, of Long Beach was allegedly waiting in

the lobby of the bank and brandished a gun to prevent customers from

entering the bank during the robbery. The two suspects then ran out

of the bank into the parking lot, police said. Two officers heard the

call on their radios and saw the men running through the parking lot.

Sgt. Dave Anderson arrested McKinley, and Officer Scott Dibble

found Ricks in an apartment building south of the bank. The money and

weapons were recovered. Two other alleged accomplices, Gregory Lamont

Brown, 27, of Los Angeles and Terrence Marshaun Lee, 22, of Lynwood

were apprehended as they were walking away from the bank.

All four suspects were taken to Costa Mesa jail and booked on

suspicion of robbery. They’re each being held on $100,000 bail.