Community Policing Bureau - Garden Grove

copper pipes from the air conditionerunits on top of the businesses and werestealing them to sell as scrap metal. Inaddition to the copper thefts, the secondsuspect was also found to have stolen avehicle, which he parked right next tothe suspect’s pickup.In October, Officer Leyva was en routeto a robbery call at a shoe store whenCommunications aired a description ofthe suspect and his vehicle, includingthe license plate. Officer Leyva beganchecking the area for the suspect and queried several police databases to confirm ownership of the suspect vehicle. OfficerLeyva found that the registered owner of the suspect vehicle had had prior police contacts and resided in Garden Grove. Helocated the suspect vehicle in the driveway of the residence, and additional officers responded to assist while he contactedthe residents. Officer Leyva found a female at the residence who matched the suspect description. The victim positivelyidentified her as the robber and she was immediately placed under arrest.Life Saving MedalsIn June, Officers Chang and Dinh were dispatched to a residence to check the welfare of a suicidal subject. When they arrivedthey spoke to the subject’s mother, who said her son had locked himself in his bedroom and would not answer the door.Officer Chang forced open the bedroom door and found the subject had tried to hang himself and was unconscious. OfficersChang and Dinh immediately starting performing CPR on the subject until paramedics arrived. The officers were able torestore the unconscious victim’s pulse and give him a second chance at life. Due to the immediate and selfless actions ofboth Officers Chang and Dinh, they were each awarded the Garden Grove Police Department Life Saving Medal.In January, Officers Villegas and Dinh were dispatched to a “baby not breathing” incident. When they arrived, the officersdiscovered it was not a baby, but in fact a male adult who had suffered a massive heart attack. Both officers immediatelybegan CPR on the unconscious subject until paramedics arrived, approximately six minutes later. The paramedics were ableto locate a pulse on the subject and transport him to an area hospital for further treatment. The victim’s family later calledthe Department to thank the officers for their quick actions that ultimately saved their family member’s life.