Tracking device in stolen laptop leads police to Glendale couple

A Glendale couple was arrested after a tracking device in a stolen laptop pointed investigators to their home, officials said.

On Saturday morning, Irvine police notified Glendale officers that the tracker showed the laptop — which was stolen out of a car parked in Irvine — at an address in the 500 block of Glenwood Road, said Glendale Police spokeswoman Tahnee Lightfoot.

At the home, officers questioned Angel Dhajobhars, 32, and Michael Harding, 37, after seeing a laptop in plain view, Lightfoot said. Investigators then served a search warrant at the residence, where they reportedly recovered fake identification and belongings that appeared to have been stolen.

Police also discovered that a Honda Accord parked outside that the pair had been seen driving was reported stolen out of Irvine on Oct. 28, Lightfoot said.

Harding, who is on post-release community supervision stemming from a 2012 criminal case, originally lied to officers about his identity, Lightfoot said.

Both Harding and Dhajobhars were arrested on suspicion of receiving stolen property.

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Alene Tchekmedyian, alene.tchekmedyian@latimes.com

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