Notorious Irvine iPad thief arrested with help from the L.A. County Sheriff’s Dept. and the community

On January 12, the Irvine Police Department shared a Felony Friday post looking for a man suspected of stealing iPads from Target stores per their Facebook page.

They received multiple tips from the community, and their Detectives immediately started looking for the suspect.

Information was shared with other law enforcement agencies, and yesterday, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Organized Retail Crime Task Force located the suspect in Costa Mesa.

Andrew Michael Standridge, 33, of San Clemente, was arrested and booked at Orange County Jail on multiple charges.

The Irvine Police Department thanks the community and the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department for assisting them with this case.

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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