Man Carjacked at Gas Station in Garden Grove

Man Carjacked at Gas Station in Garden Grove
A police car in a file photo. (John Fredricks/The Epoch Times)
City News Service
2/23/2023
Updated:
2/23/2023
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GARDEN GROVE, Calif.—Garden Grove police asked for the public’s help Feb. 22 identifying three suspects involved in a violent carjacking at a gas station.

Police were dispatched just after 5 a.m. to the 76 Gas Station at 12512 Knott St. Monday regarding the attack, police said.

The victim was getting gas when one of the suspects distracted him as another man got into the car and a third positioned at the vehicle’s hood, police said. One of the suspects punched the victim several times and was then joined by another suspect before all three fled in the vehicle, police said.

One suspect is a man in his 20s about 5-foot-8 to 6 feet tall and wearing a white puffy jacket and red pants. Another suspect is a man in his 20s who is about 5-foot-6 and wore a black hooded sweatshirt with a white design and light-colored pants. The third suspect is a man in his 20s who is about 5-foot-6 and was wearing a black hooded sweatshirt and light-colored pants.

Anyone with information was asked to call detectives at 714-741-5837 or should email Detective Dennis Wardle at [email protected].