On Thursday, Spectrum police officers contacted a man in a vehicle that displayed a lost or stolen license plate, according to the Irvine Police Department.
During the investigation, officers found $2,700 in counterfeit money, stolen mail, and credit cards belonging to other people inside the car.
The police officers determined that the car was purchased with counterfeit money and was an unreported stolen vehicle.
Johnny Lucero Berlino, 31, of Huntington Beach, on parole for auto theft, was arrested and booked at Orange County Jail on multiple felony charges.