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Santa Maria, Calif. – Sheriff’s detectives have arrested a 20-year-old Santa Maria man for lewd acts that occurred at the Orcutt Dollar Tree. This investigation began on Wednesday, August 21, 2024, when deputies responded to the Dollar Tree store located at 4869 S. Bradley Road in Orcutt for a report of a suspect who grabbed the buttocks of a 6-year-old girl. When deputies arrived, the suspect had already left the area.
On Friday, September 13, 2024, deputies received a second and third report of a 9-year-old girl and a 7-year-old girl who were also grabbed at the Dollar Tree. Detectives conducted a follow-up investigation and identified the suspect as 20-year-old Angel Gabriel LopezRojas from Santa Maria.