Fountain Valley police arrest pair in connection with stolen cement mixer, van

Two Santa Ana residents have been arrested in connection with the alleged grand theft of a $3,000 cement mixer in Fountain Valley, officials said on Tuesday.

Richard Moya, 39, and Manuel Erenas, 41, were detained in the area of Euclid and Fifth streets in Santa Ana after Fountain Valley police detectives arranged a meeting to purchase the allegedly stolen cement mixer from an online listing, a news release said.

A mixer was reported stolen from a Fountain Valley construction company earlier Sunday, police said. Surveillance video showed the suspected stolen equipment being towed away by a van, which detectives said had also been stolen from a nearby business.

Both the cement mixer and the van were recovered by police, the statement said. Detectives also searched the home of one of the suspects in the 5200 block of Fifth Street. The search resulted in the recovery of a stolen trailer and numerous work tools, the release said.

Moya is suspected of having stolen the cement mixer and the van. He was booked on suspicion of grand theft, possession of a stolen vehicle and possession of stolen property, police said. Erenas was arrested for possession of stolen property and a warrant for a previous vehicle theft, officials said.

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