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Police Pursuit of Lego Thief Ends in Fatal Crash, Orange County DA Says

A 67-year-old woman is dead after a man allegedly led police on a high-speed chase in Orange County after stealing sets of Legos.
Police Pursuit of Lego Thief Ends in Fatal Crash, Orange County DA Says
File photo shows a Buena Park Police Officer responding to an emergency in Buena Park, Calif., on Jan. 15, 2021. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times
Kimberly Hayek
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Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer said on Dec. 23 that he is “mad as hell” after a woman was killed when a man who allegedly stole LEGO from a grocery store crashed into her car.

Anthony Michael Hanzal, 43, was charged with felony gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, one felony count of evading a peace officer causing death, and one felony count of petty theft with two prior convictions. He faces up to 26 years and four months in prison if convicted on all counts.

Kimberly Hayek
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Kimberly Hayek is a reporter for The Epoch Times. She covers California news and has worked as an editor and on scene at the U.S.-Mexico border during the 2018 migrant caravan crisis.