A man has been charged with a series of local thefts.

On Friday, December 8, 2023, Imperial County Sheriff's Deputies stopped a pick-up truck near State Route 98 and Menvielle  Road after receiving a report that the truck may have been involved in a series of agriculture thefts in the Valley. Deputies located stolen agriculture produce boxes in the truck. Additional evidence was obtained during the investigation and based on that evidence, Guillermo Lara, 39, a resident of Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico, was arrested and booked into Imperial County Jail on six counts of Grand Theft. Bail was set at $100,000. ICSO investigators are following up on similar thefts that occurred in Arizona.