Wanted Santa Ana parolee arrested while hiding in a U-Haul truck in Irvine

The Irvine Police Department’s Directed Enforcement Team (DET) recently stopped a U-Haul truck for traffic violations.

While talking to the three occupants, officers heard noises in the cargo box area. Concerned that they could have a real “Jack in the Box“, they began investigating.

When officers opened the cargo door, they found a 53-year-old parolee from Santa Ana with a warrant for assault, but his name was not “Jack.”

They arrested the parolee and provided white glove delivery service to Orange County Jail.

Officers packaged up a citation for one of the other passengers who had methamphetamine.

U-Haul Trucks are for moving furniture, not hauling friends with narcotics, and no bail warrants.

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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