The tale of an alleged yacht theft attempt in Newport Beach
by Alma Fausto on 24 Sep 2017
The yacht Stimulus is docked on Balboa Island. A man who stole it in 2014 was arrest on suspicion of trying to steal it again on Tuesday, Sept. 20, in Newport Beach Sam Gangwer / Orange County Register / SCNG
Richard Marco Rodriguez, 35, of Whittier, was arrested Tuesday, Sept. 19, on suspicion of stealing a $3 million yacht – the same vessel he stole in 2014, according to authorities.
Rodriguez was spotted on the 78-foot Stimulus at about 2:40 p.m. on Tuesday. The yacht was in its docking space in the 200 block of South Bay Front on Balboa Island when Rodriguez managed to get inside, Newport Beach police spokeswoman Jennifer Manzella said.
“His story is that he found it unlocked,” Manzella said. “We were able to speak to the captain of the boat and the owner, and they said there was no reason for him to be there.”
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