Lodi Police Arrest Suspected Car Thief; Found in Possession of Stolen Mail, Meth

April 27, 2017 |

Lodi, Calif. - A traffic stop led to the recovery of a stolen car and the arrest of a man suspected of possessing methamphetamine and stolen mail.

At approximately 6 p.m on Wednesday, April 26 a Lodi Police officer stopped a silver Acura TL near Cochran Road and Lower Sacramento Road for having no license plates attached. A records check of the car being driven by Jeffrey White, 29, of Stockton, revealed it had been reported stolen out of Tracy, Calif.

A search of the car led allegedly to the discovery of drug paraphernalia and hundreds of items of possible stolen mail from other cities. The driver, Jeffrey Wilhite, 29, of Stockton, was arrested for possession of a stolen vehicle, possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, misappropriation of personal property, vehicle theft, and forgery charges.