Irvine Police announced a significant tool‑theft arrest after a contractor used a hidden GPS tracker to locate his stolen equipment.
On Monday, a contractor working at the new Meridian Apartment construction site on Bryan reported that several of his tools were stolen. He said he noticed various tools had begun disappearing since January, but when the problem worsened, he began using electronic tracking devices to keep tabs on them.
Last Friday, he noticed another tool was missing and was able to track it to a storage facility unit in the city of Orange…