SoCal Residents Arrested In Bay Area On ID Theft, Conspiracy, Drug Charges Following San Mateo Traffic Stop

CBS Bay Area

May 6, 2026

Two Southern California residents suspected of multiple identity theft and other charges and were arrested after a traffic stop in the Bay Area on Sunday evening, authorities said.

The San Mateo Police Department said in a press release on Monday that an officer pulled a vehicle over for a license plate violation in the area of Bridgepointe Parkway and Chess Drive near the Foster City border at 8:47 p.m. Sunday. The driver, who was the only occupant in the vehicle, was found to have an outstanding misdemeanor bench warrant, and he was detained.

Police identified the driver as 45-year-old La Cañada Flintridge resident Chad Correia. A search of his vehicle yielded several fraudulent California driver licenses with Correia's photo and multiple notebooks with individuals' personal identifying information, including Social Security numbers, driver license information, and banking information, according to police.

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