California Highway Patrol Warns of Crash-and-Grab Road Robberies

California Highway Patrol Warns of Crash-and-Grab Road Robberies
A California Highway Patrol vehicle in Orange, Calif., on May 22, 2021. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times
Rudy Blalock
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A gunman in Orange County, California, recently used a staged vehicle collision to rob a jewelry store employee, escaping with cash and jewelry and leaving the victim’s vehicle disabled, just weeks after a similar incident occurred in Los Angeles.

According to the California Highway Patrol (CHP), officers received a call around 1:15 p.m. on Nov. 14 reporting the crash and robbery on the Beach Boulevard onramp onto the 405 Freeway in Huntington Beach, where a maroon Infiniti SUV and white Ford Explorer were used for the heist.