L.A. man cited for possession of meth and drug paraphernalia, in Irvine

Last week, Irvine police officers contacted a man sleeping in his rental car at the Park and Ride parking lot near Walnut and Jeffrey, according to the Irvine Police Department.

A dusting of what appeared to be meth was sprinkled on his shirt. He had a grab bag of unique items in his car, which included an electronic saw, a glass break tool, a ski mask, bolt cutters, and a signal jammer. The police officers quickly confirmed the man was not a “MacGyver.”

The man was arrested and booked at the Irvine Police Department for possession of methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia.

However since the police could not tie the 44-year-old man from Los Angeles to a crime, due to a lack of evidence and witnesses, he had to be released on a citation.

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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