September 23, 2024
Angel Gabriel LopezRojas
By KAREN VELIE
Officers arrested a Santa Maria man last week who allegedly grabbed the buttocks of three young girls at the Orcutt Dollar Tree in August and September.
On Aug. 21, a caller reported a man had grabbed the buttocks of a 6-year-old girl at the Dollar Tree store located at 4869 S. Bradley Road in Orcutt. The suspect fled before deputies arrived.
On Sept. 13, received a second and third report a man had grabbed young girls, a 9-year-old girl and a 7-year-old girl. In each case, the man fled before deputies arrived.
During their investigation, detectives identified the suspect as 20-year-old Angel Gabriel LopezRojas of Santa Maria. Deputies arrested LopezRojas on Sept. 19 and booked him in the Northern Branch Jail on charges of lewd and lascivious acts with a minor under 14 and child annoying.
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