Irvine Police Department Press Release

OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF POLICE
1 Civic Center Plaza
Irvine, CA 92606
irvinepd.org

10/20/2015

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Press Release #:
2015-10-20
Contact:
Farrah Emami
Public Information Officer
949-724-7112
femami@cityofirvine.org

Irvine Police Seek Public’s Help Identifying Theft from Vehicle Suspect

Irvine, CA (Oct. 20, 2015) – The Irvine Police Department (IPD) is seeking the public’s help identifying a suspect involved in a theft from a vehicle.

The suspect is described as male, possibly Caucasian, 30 to 40 years old, with brown hair, brown eyes, and a large moustache down to his chin. At the time of the incident he was wearing black-framed glasses, a red polo shirt with a “UCI” logo on the left chest, and jeans. He was driving a 2004 to 2006 model white Dodge Stratus with no license plates and collision damage on the left front bumper.

At 7:45 a.m. on Oct. 18, 2015, the suspect smashed the right front passenger window of a vehicle parked at the Avenue One Apartments on Scholarship in Irvine and stole several cables, a flashlight, and batteries. This suspect may also have been involved in thefts on the campus of University of California, Irvine.

Anyone with information about the suspect’s identity is asked to contact IPD Detective Bill Hillyard at 949-724-7177. 

 

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