Carjacking suspect arrested in Irvine Police arrested...
Carjacking suspect
arrested in Irvine
Police arrested a 26-year-old man on suspicion of attempted
carjacking against two Newport Beach residents and vandalism Friday
morning.
The Irvine Police Department arrested David Kyung Moon Choo at
about 11:51 a.m. Friday, after he allegedly committed two attempted
carjackings in the Mother’s Market parking lot at the intersection of
Jamboree Road and Michelson in Irvine, police said.
The incidents allegedly occurred after Choo refused to pay the
parking attendant and drove through two gates before trying to flee
on foot. Police said that witnesses then saw him approach a
30-year-old man driving a Lexus and, holding a knife, demanded that
the man give him his car. The driver, a Newport Beach resident,
backed up his car and drove off, witnesses said.
Following that incident, Choo allegedly approached a 60-year-old
woman, a resident of Newport Coast, and, still holding a knife,
threatened her life and demanded she give him the keys to her Lexus,
police said. The woman then locked her doors and attempted to flee as
Choo allegedly began kicking her fender and slashing it with his
knife before two officers arrested him.
Officers booked Choo into the Orange County jail.
Passengers halted after security breach
John Wayne Airport had a temporary security breech Saturday
afternoon, after an individual managed to walk around the screening
terminal.
At about 1:47 p.m. Saturday, Orange County Sheriff’s Department
officers and airport officials shut down the airport until the
security breech was resolved. Planes were temporarily grounded and
passengers were deplaned and re-screened before flights resumed.
Airport officials declined to comment on the incident.
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