MURRIETA – A man and woman were arrested in Murrieta today after they allegedly attempted to ditch a stolen car.
Savanah Loose, 20, of Lake Elsinore and Rudolph Joseph McCreight, 46, of Wildomar were booked into the Southwest Detention Center in Murrieta shortly before 3 a.m.
Loose was arrested on suspicion of vehicle theft, receiving stolen property and being in possession of drug paraphernalia and was being held in lieu of $10,000 bail.
McCreight was booked on suspicion of being in possession of burglary tools. He was released after posting a $2,500 bond.
According to Murrieta police Lt. Tony Conrad, the pair were spotted by a patrolman about 2:15 a.m. behind the Rite Aid store at the intersection of Clinton Keith and Palomar roads.
Conrad said the officer became suspicious when Loose and McCreight got out of a vehicle that was still running and walked away from the parking lot. The pair were detained, and a check of the vehicle revealed it had been reported stolen out of Lake Elsinore on Monday, according to the lieutenant.
He said a search of the vehicle turned up the burglary implements and hypodermic needles. Neither suspect has prior documented felony convictions.
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