RPD Arrests Man Who Reportedly Has Stolen 5 Cars In April

An Alabama man Redding Police call a serial car thief has been arrested yet again. 30-year-old Stephen Love, who’s been in Redding since November, was spotted in a stolen van at Lake Boulevard and Market Street last Monday. He was released just 8 hours after his last two stolen vehicle arrests due to jail overcrowding. On Saturday officers found a stolen car in the parking lot of the Motel 6 on Bechelli Lane. Love was passed out in the drivers seat and arrested for his 7th time. The RPD says it was the 5th car stolen by Love since April 10th. As of Monday morning Love remains in jail on $50,000 bail.