Sheriff’s investigators are seeking two suspects that were involved in an early morning burglary at the CVS Pharmacy at 26851 Trabuco Road.
At 5 a.m., an off-duty deputy on his way to work encountered a burglary in process, after seeing the store’s doors smashed and a man standing by a blue 1990 Chevrolet truck. Four men tied one end of a cable to the truck and the other end to the front door of the CVS Pharmacy. After the truck pulled the doors from their frame, the men picked up the store’s ATM and put it in the back of the truck.
The off-duty deputy followed the truck in his own vehicle, until the patrol cars arrived. The suspects led police on a high-speed pursuit through Ladera Ranch, Mission Viejo and on the 241 and 133 toll roads before reaching the I-5 freeway, where the California Highway Patrol picked up the pursuit. Two suspects were eventually caught without incident in San Diego County when their truck, which was reported as stolen, became disabled in the area of Carlsbad Village Drive and the I-5 freeway.
The ATM machine was recovered. Police are collecting evidence to identify and locate the outstanding suspects who are described as black males in their 30s. They were wearing masks, dark jeans, sweatshirts and white tennis shoes.
Anyone with information is asked to call 949-770-6011.
