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Man held on suspicion of stealing San Bernardino police car

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A 43-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of stealing an unmarked San Bernardino Police Department vehicle, authorities said Monday.

The Crown Victoria was stolen Oct. 21 from a parking lot at San Bernardino City Hall.

The vehicle was recovered Friday at a San Bernardino apartment complex by investigators who found evidence allegedly linking David Battle to the crime, according to police officials. He was previously incarcerated for theft of a law enforcement vehicle

Battle had been transferred to the supervision of county probation authorities under the state’s prison realignment seven days before he allegedly stole the Crown Victoria, police say.

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Officials said in a statement that investigators obtained a search warrant for Battle’s San Bernardino home and “recovered property from the unmarked police vehicle and numerous stolen Ford keys.”

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