An Orange County parolee was arrested after police spotted him in a stolen car filled with counterfeit cash and stolen credit cards.

The suspect was identified as Johnny Lucero Berlino, 31, of Huntington Beach, according to the Irvine Police Department.

On May 23, officers at the Irvine Spectrum shopping mall contacted the police after spotting the suspect’s car with a license plate that was reported lost/stolen.

Authorities arrived at the parking lot, spotted Berlino and took him into custody.

During the arrest, police discovered over $2,700 in counterfeit money, stolen mail and stolen credit cards belonging to other people inside Berlino’s car. 

Police confirmed the car was stolen and said the suspect had allegedly purchased the car with counterfeit cash.

Berlino was on parole for auto theft at the time.

He was arrested at the scene and booked at the Orange County Jail on multiple felony charges.

A man from Colorado was arrested at a Del Taco location after he allegedly stole a Mustang from a woman at a San Bernardino County gas station. 

A media release from the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department indicates that deputies were dispatched to the Shell station located at 8986 Deep Creek Road in Apple Valley just before 8 a.m. Thursday. 

“The suspect allegedly ran up behind a customer standing near her vehicle [and] attempted to grab her cellphone from her hand,” SBSD said. “The victim was able to hold on to her phone, but the suspect grabbed her 2014 Mustang GT car keys from her and pushed her to the ground.” 

After taking the keys, the suspect, identified as Jacob Naro of Pueblo, Colorado, ran toward the victim’s vehicle and attempted to start the engine, but was said to have been briefly stopped by a gas station attendant. 

“A gas station employee reached into the vehicle and attempted to remove Naro…[he] then allegedly pushed the gas station employee out of the vehicle onto the ground and drove away,” officials said. 

Upon locating the stolen Mustang, deputies initiated a pursuit, during which Naro drove on the wrong side of the road, did not stop at traffic signals, and drove with “complete disregard for public safety.” 

Naro, 28, eventually stopped the vehicle at a permanently closed Del Taco store located near CA-138 and the 15 Freeway in the community of Phelan; he was quickly taken into custody without further incident, authorities stated.

Exactly how long the pursuit lasted was not disclosed. 

The Colorado native was booked into the High Desert Detention Center for robbery, carjacking, felony evading and evading by driving in opposite lanes of traffic and was being held in lieu of $100,000 bail. 

Anyone with information that may aid the ongoing investigation is encouraged to contact A. Schwingel with the Victory Valley Sheriff’s Station by calling 760-552-6800. 

Anonymous tips can be submitted to WeTip by calling their hotline at 1-800-782-7463 or visiting www.wetip.com  

A car flipped off an embankment and landed on its roof after a crash on the 10 Freeway overnight. 

The collision, which involved three vehicles, took place on the westbound span of the 10 near Vermont Avenue in L.A.’s Pico-Union neighborhood around 1:30 a.m. Saturday, CHP officials said. 

Video from the scene shows the car, a gray sedan, being flipped back onto its wheels and being loaded onto a tow truck.

The other vehicles involved in the crash were also towed from the scene. 

No injuries were reported, and what caused the collision is not yet known.