Santa Ana man arrested in Irvine for stealing a motorcycle

On By art-pedroza

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Over the past few months, multiple stolen vehicles have been abandoned in a neighborhood in the Great Park, according to the Irvine Police Department.

Irvine’s Directed Enforcement Team (DET) and Specialized Investigation Unit (SIU) focused on the area Friday night to try to identify a suspect.

Through excellent police work, the police officers identified a man driving a stolen vehicle in the area. Obaldo Adelito Delcid Mendez, 22, of Santa Ana, was arrested and he was connected to a stolen motorcycle parked nearby.

Mendez was booked at Orange County Jail on numerous warrants and multiple charges, including possessing a stolen vehicle, narcotics offenses, and possessing burglary tools.

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Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions.

When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.