Robbers Target Victims in Luxury Vehicles in Newport Beach Mall, Shots Fired

Published on August 29, 2024

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.—A trio of suspects robbed a man sitting inside a white Rolls-Royce SUV and tried to carjack another in a yellow Ferrari—leading to shots being fired—in the parking lot of an upscale Newport Beach shopping center, authorities said Aug. 27. The robberies were reported around 11:30 p.m. Aug. 26 at a parking lot at Fashion Island near the Bloomingdale’s store, in the southern California city. Witnesses told Newport Beach police that three men wearing ski masks approached a man in a Rolls-Royce and stole his watch and wallet. The suspects then approached a man in a yellow Ferrari and attempted to carjack the vehicle, but the driver sped away, prompting one of the suspects to open fire at the luxury car, shattering a window....

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