An man used a stolen credit cart at a Home Depot in Irvine

On the evening of Saturday, February 11, a purse was stolen from an unlocked vehicle parked near the 2300 block of Barranca Parkway, in Irvine.

The male suspect used the victim’s credit card at a Home Depot.

The male suspect was caught on surveillance video. The Irvine Police released a picture of him. He was wearing a checkered gray long sleeve shirt,a white t-shirt and dark pants. He had short-cropped gray and brown hair.

Theft from vehicles is one of the most common crimes reported to the Irvine Police Department every month. Please lock your car doors, take valuables with you, and close all your windows!

Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Mena at 949-724-7124 or amena@cityofirvine.org.

Art Pedroza Editor

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.

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