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Identity Theft Suspect Arrested After Early Morning Traffic Stop In North Auburn

NORTH AURUBN (CBS13) — A man has been arrested on suspicion of identity theft after he was pulled over in North Auburn early Sunday morning.

The incident happened around 4 a.m. along Highway 49.

According to the Placer County Sheriff's Office, a deputy spotted a driver with a defective license plate lamp. Further, the person was driving with an expired registration.

The deputy then pulled the driver over and soon found a stash of ID cards, driver's licenses, tax documents, social security cards and other items with personal information that didn't belong to him.

That driver, 40-year-old Sacramento resident Mckenzie Singer, was soon arrested and is now facing a number of identity theft and possession of stolen property charges.

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