| For Immediate Release Case # TBA August 26, 2009 |
Susan Kang Schroeder Public Affairs Counsel Office: 714-347-8408 Cell: 714-292-2718 Farrah Emami |
FIVE TO BE ARRAIGNED FOR ELABORATE AUTO THEFT RING FOR STEALING DOZENS OF TRUCKS
AND SELLING TO UNSUSPECTING BUYERS
SANTA ANA – Five defendants will be arraigned tomorrow for stealing and selling dozens of pick-up trucks in an elaborate automobile theft ring in Orange County. The defendants (listed below) were arrested yesterday, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2009, by the multi-agency Orange County Auto Theft Task Force (OCATT). The defendants are being held on $500,000 bail each and must prove the money is from a legal and legitimate source before posting bail. They are scheduled to be arraigned tomorrow, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2009, at the North Justice Center in Fullerton. The time and Department are to be determined.
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DEFENDANT |
AGE |
CITY OF RESIDENCE |
FELONY CHARGES |
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Mendoza, Marco Antonio |
21 |
Los Angeles |
17 counts of receiving stolen property 4 counts of unlawful taking of a vehicle 2 counts of false evidence of counterfeit titles 1 count of grand theft |