Fountain Valley Police Officers' Association

Fountain Valley Police Officers' Association The Fountain Valley Police Officers' Association is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping it's membership and the community.

The Fountain Valley Police Officers' Association (FVPOA) was formed to aid members of the organization in times of distress, sickness, accident, and death. The FVPOA also confers with governmental bodies as necessary, in accordance with the law, to improve the working conditions, salaries, benefits, pension, and job tenure of the members. In addition to helping it's membership, the FVPOA regularly

lends assistance to those in need within our community through donations, activities, and community service.

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One camera hit. Eleven burglaries. Ten counties.

There’s been a lot of conversation, and some misinformation, about how we use Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) technology. Rather than just tell you how this tool helps our investigators, we want to show you.

Over the next week or so, we’ll share real cases where ALPR information provided an important piece of the investigative puzzle.

Our first case starts with a burglary at an Elk Grove Wingstop. On March 27, 2023, a suspect smashed a window to get inside the restaurant, used a reciprocating saw to force open a safe, and fled with approximately $2,100.

Investigators had a crime. What they needed was a lead.

An ALPR camera near Laguna Springs captured an image of a silver hatchback leaving the area. Investigators located another ALPR image of the same vehicle captured earlier near Center Parkway and Bruceville Road.

Those images gave detectives something they could follow.

As investigators dug deeper, they connected the vehicle and suspect to similar burglaries, including other Wingstop locations throughout California. Information developed through the investigation ultimately helped locate and arrest the suspect in Fairfield and coordinate with agencies investigating similar crimes.

What started as one burglary in Elk Grove grew into a much larger case.

The suspect was ultimately linked to 11 burglaries across 10 California counties and was convicted of burglary, receiving a 40-month prison sentence for the Elk Grove burglary.

That’s why ALPR technology matters.

It doesn't replace good police work. It gives our officers and detectives another investigative tool to help develop leads, connect crimes across jurisdictions, locate suspects, gather evidence, and build stronger cases.

In this case, a vehicle captured by an ALPR camera became the critical piece of information that helped connect the dots from one Elk Grove burglary to crimes spanning 10 counties.

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08.13.2026 | 6:10 PM | WESTMINSTER — Police Arrest Suspect After Hours-Long Barricade Standoff.

Westminster police arrested a 37-year-old Torrance man Wednesday night after an hours-long standoff that began when he allegedly fled from Los Angeles police and barricaded himself inside a building near the Westminster Civic Center.

The suspect was taken into custody shortly after 9 p.m. after officers located him on the roof of the building, Westminster police Commander Andy Stowers said. Police also recovered a fi***rm they believe was connected to the suspect.

The standoff began around 1:45 p.m. as Los Angeles police officers were investigating a wanted violent felon near Beach Boulevard and 15th Street, Westminster police Commander Mike Harvey said in an update posted to the department’s page.

According to police, the suspect fled from LAPD officers on foot. When officers attempted to contact him, he ran into a nearby building while carrying a bag. Police believed he was armed and considered him dangerous.

Stowers said the man was wanted in connection with an assault with a deadly weapon.

Westminster police said the suspect was arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, domestic violence, criminal threats and being a felon in possession of a fi***rm.

Employees inside the building were ordered to shelter in place for several hours while police worked to resolve the standoff. Orange County’s SWAT team assisted with the operation and escorted workers from the building, with the evacuation continuing until about 8:30 p.m., Stowers said.

The standoff prompted the closure of city government offices and a portion of Beach Boulevard. Police urged the public to avoid the area as a heavy law enforcement presence remained in place.

Officers repeatedly used a loudspeaker to order the suspect to surrender.

“Come out with your hands up and nothing in your hands, the building is surrounded,” officers could be heard saying.

Police said multiple attempts to establish communication with the suspect were unsuccessful before officers ultimately located and arrested him.

No injuries were reported.

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