On Tuesday night, officers noticed a minivan displaying a license plate that belonged to another car, according to the Irvine Police Department.
In police jargon, that is called a “cold-plated” vehicle.
Irvine police officers stopped the car and determined the van had been stolen from Long Beach. They recovered the stolen car and transported the driver to Orange County Jail.
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.