Man arrested for grand theft of oranges in California; rise in citrus thefts prompts investigation.

Alfredo Salvador Acosta, a 58-year-old man from Lamont, California, was arrested for grand theft of fruit after deputies found his pickup truck filled with oranges. Acosta, who has two prior theft convictions, was stopped for an expired registration and a false plate. The arrest comes amid a rise in citrus thefts in Kern County, prompting local authorities to seek public assistance in their investigation.

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