O.C. man wanted for buying $3K worth of music equipment using someone else’s identity

A man is suspected of using another person’s identity to open a credit line at Guitar Center in Lake Forest to purchase $3,000 in music equipment, according to the Irvine Police Department.

The Irvine Police Department says that “it would be music to our ears if you could help us identify him.”

The suspect appears to be Asian. He was wearing a long-sleeved white shirt, blue jeans, a blue baseball cap and sneakers when he committed this crime.

Please email svoigt@cityofirvine.org if you have information.

Grand theft under California Penal Code Section 487(a) is defined as the illegal or unlawful taking of another person’s property which is valued in excess of $950. Stealing more than $950 in goods or services can be charged as a felony in California.