BROKEN TAILLIGHT NETS PC CHIPS TRIO ARE SUSPECTS IN BAY AREA THEFT.Byline: Amy Raisin Staff Writer CANYON COUNTRY - Three men were arrested early Wednesday after a traffic stop led to the discovery of $90,000 in computer chips believed stolen in Northern California Northern California, sometimes referred to as NorCal, is the northern portion of the U.S. state of California. The region contains the San Francisco Bay Area, the state capital, Sacramento; as well as the substantial natural beauty of the redwood forests, the northern hours earlier, authorities said. The men were stopped about 12:30 a.m. on the Antelope Valley Freeway The Antelope Valley Freeway is a freeway in Los Angeles and Kern counties in southern California. It is signed as California State Highway 14 along its length. It connects Greater Los Angeles to the rapidly developing Antelope Valley. in Canyon Country by California Highway Patrol highway patrol n. A state law enforcement organization whose police officers patrol the public highways. officers who noted a broken brake light. Inside the sport utility vehicle were three cardboard boxes bearing Federal Express stickers without shipping labels, authorities said. The three men in the SUV said they knew nothing about the boxes, according to Officer Wendy Moore of the CHP CHP Chapter CHP Combined Heat and Power CHP California Highway Patrol CHP Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi (Turkish: Republican People's Party) CHP Chemical Hygiene Plan (OSHA) CHP Community Health Plan Newhall station. The boxes, however, matched a stolen property alert issued Tuesday afternoon by the South San Francisco South San Francisco, city (1990 pop. 54,312), San Mateo co., W Calif.; inc. 1908. South San Francisco has several industrial parks; its manufactures include medical supplies and equipment, foods, paint, paper products, consumer goods, and clothing. Police Department. ``Our sergeant (received an alert) about three boxes of computer circuit microchips stolen off the back of a FedEx truck,'' Moore said. ``The men in the vehicle said they were just visiting from Puerto Rico.'' The driver, Julio Guzman, 27, and passengers Jose Chavez, 42, and Cesar Valle, 23, all of Los Angeles, were being held at the Santa Clarita Valley The Santa Clarita Valley is the valley of the Santa Clara River in Southern California. It stretches through Los Angeles County and Ventura County. Its main population center is the city of Santa Clarita. The valley was part of the 48,612-acre (19,672. sheriff's station jail in lieu of $90,000 bail each, Moore said. The SUV was rented in Los Angeles, Moore added. According to information provided to the CHP by South San Francisco police, three boxes containing 900 Samsung computer chips - each chip valued at $100 - were stolen Tuesday afternoon from the back of a Federal Express truck that was stopped at a red light. The thieves put the boxes in a cargo van and sped away, causing a minor traffic crash moments later. The van got away, but authorities found a duct tape-covered license plate at the scene and traced the van to a rental agency in Los Angeles. The Cargo Theft Interdiction INTERDICTION, civil law. A legal restraint upon a person incapable of managing his estate, because of mental incapacity, from signing any deed or doing any act to his own prejudice, without the consent of his curator or interdictor. 2. Program, a CHP special unit based in Los Angeles, was called in to interview the trio, Moore said. Amy Raisin, (661) 257-5254 amy.raisin(at)dailynews.com |
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