Pomona, CA - Man Pleads Guilty after Stealing Police Car - Hiding AR 15 Assault Rifle and 12 Gage Shotgun

POMONA - A 35-year-old man pleaded guilty Tuesday to charges that he stole a Pomona police car and impersonated a police officer.
David Anthony Battle pleaded guilty to one count each for unlawful taking of a vehicle, receiving stolen property, possession of a firearm by a felon, possession of ammunition and impersonating a police officer in Torrance Superior Court, according to a Pomona police statement.

Two Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies stopped Battle in Lennox while he drove a stolen Pomona police car, according to the statement.

Pomona detectives later found an AR-15 assault rifle and a 12-gauge shotgun in a San Bernardino storage facility during their follow-up investigation.

They also found police uniforms and other equipment that Battle used to impersonate a police officer, according to the statement.

Battle accepted a plea agreement to serve six years and six months with no credit for time served, according to the statement.

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