A suspected retail theft in Fullerton early Saturday morning ended with two suspects in custody, one suspect still on the run, and a third suspect dead after suffering a medical emergency while in police custody, according to the Fullerton Police Department.
Police said officers responded at approximately 4:51 a.m. on Nov. 7 to a business in the 2200 block of North Harbor Boulevard after receiving reports of a theft in progress involving two adult males and an adult female. Investigators say the suspects exited the business with merchandise and were attempting to enter a waiting vehicle when officers arrived.
According to Fullerton police, all three suspects immediately fled on foot down a steep embankment and into dense brush near a local golf course. Officers pursued and eventually found one male and the female suspect hiding in the vegetation. Both were arrested without incident. The third male suspect escaped and remains outstanding…