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Two Arrested for Identity Theft

On June 3, 2022 just before 3:00 a.m., a Glendale PD patrol sergeant conducted a traffic enforcement stop near the intersection of Broadway Ave. and Brand Blvd. for moving violations. The sergeant contacted the driver, 31-year-old Nicholas Marical of Palmdale (who was initially unable to provide any form of identification and provided officers with a false name), and passenger, 32-year-old Joseph Clarino of Palmdale, regarding the traffic stop. Assisting officers arrived. In plain sight, the sergeant located a partially open wallet on the back floorboard of the vehicle. Marical’s identification card was visible, and officers learned that Marical’s driver’s license was suspended. Officers also located an identification card belonging to another individual inside of the wallet. A vehicle search produced a notebook containing personal identifying information of several individuals, along with a passport and several credit cards belonging to other individuals. A search of Clarino’s person produced a bag of methamphetamine. Marical was arrested and booked for identity theft and for driving with a suspended license. Clarino was arrested and booked for identity theft and possessing a controlled substance.