Staff Reports

Chino Hills – On Wed., Feb. 4, at approximately 3:00 p.m., deputies from the Chino Hills Police Department Multiple Enforcement Team (MET) conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle in the area of Butterfield Ranch Road and Hidden Springs Road for investigation of vehicle code violations. During the investigation, deputies discovered the occupants of the vehicle were in possession of mail stolen from residents of Chino Hills, stolen credit cards, and burglary tools.

Deputies determined these suspects were responsible for a string of mail and credit card theft from residents of Chino Hills, Yorba Linda, Fountain Valley, and Anaheim.

The suspects, Jason Schmuch, 31, of Running Springs; Aaron Spangler, 22, of Norco; and Tanya Patton, 33, of Norco were arrested, transported and booked into the West Valley Detention Center.

Anyone with information regarding this incident is urged to contact the Chino Hills Police Department. Callers wishing to remain anonymous are urged to call the We-Tip Hotline at 1-800-78-CRIME (27463) or you may leave information on the We-Tip website at www.wetip.com.