Man claiming to be a pastor arrested after trying to purchase BMW with a fake ID

A Pacoima man claiming to be a pastor was arrested last Friday on suspicion of burglary and identity theft in Burbank, according to police.

Matthew Bradley, 31, was arrested by Burbank police at the CarMax at 1000 S. Flower St., along with a woman — identified as 33-year-old Gabrielle Silva of Pacoima — after the two allegedly tried to purchase a BMW using a fake ID.

Burbank police spokesman Lt. Claudio Losacco said officers found the two in possession of multiple blank checks and several IDs in other people’s names.

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Bradley was also in possession of methamphetamine, he said.

Bradley was also arrested on suspicion of possessing narcotics, while Silva was additionally booked on suspicion of possession of stolen property.

As of Friday afternoon, the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office had charged Bradley with identity theft and had yet to press any charges against Silva.

During the booking process, Losacco said Bradley listed his occupation as pastor. However it’s unknown if that is true.

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Andy Nguyen, andy.nguyen@latimes.com

Twitter: @Andy_Truc