5 arrested in unrelated Seal Beach robberies

A total of five people have been arrested in connection with two, unrelated robberies at a Sprint store and a bank in Seal Beach, authorities said Saturday, Feb. 10.
In the first incident, two men robbed a Sprint wireless store on Seal Beach Boulevard on Jan. 28. Police said they held employees at gunpoint and raided a store safe containing cell phones and electronics.
On Tuesday, two suspects – Vaafatu Mativa, 35, of Carson and Tafilele Puaauli, 45, of Harbor City – were linked to t