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May 1, 2024 |
Police looking for armed suspect BIG BEAR-– (INT) - Deputies are asking for the public's assistance in locating an assault, burglary suspect who is armed.
A witness observed a man break into a vehicle in the parking lot in the Interlaken Shopping Center in Big Bear Lake, Saturday, taking items from inside the car. The witness chased the male suspect, who brandished a weapon and made threatening statements. The suspect then ran into the open field behind the shopping center. Less than 10 minutes later, deputies responded to a report of an attempted vehicle theft that had occurred at approximately 4:45 p.m. in the K-Mart parking lot. An unknown man, matching the same description as the suspect from the Interlaken Shopping Center, broke into a vehicle in the parking lot. The suspect fled the area when the vehicle owner yelled at him to get out of the car. As a result of the information received from observant witnesses, deputies were able to identify the suspect as 23-year-old Michael Reyes, Jr. Reyes has active felony warrants issued against him for prior criminal history of assault with a deadly weapon and drug related charges. Story Date: March 19, 2015
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