A man was in a San Diego County jail cell Thursday in connection to a semi-truck that was stolen in Los Angeles on Valentine’s Day.
The Los Angeles Police Department alerted the California Highway Patrol that a semi-truck was stolen from a parking lot at around 7 a.m. Monday.
CHP Oceanside area officers located the vehicle while patrolling Interstate 5 south near Via de La Valle and made a traffic enforcement stop at state Route 56 at 5:25 p.m.
Clarence Taylor of Los Angeles, 60, was arrested and booked into the San Diego County Jail on suspicion of vehicle theft.
— City News Service, Inc.