Deputies: California man had 800 pounds of stolen lemons

THERMAL, Calif. � Talk about driving a lemon!

Authorities said a man has been arrested in Southern California after deputies found about 800 pounds of stolen lemons inside his car.

Riverside County sheriff�s officials said 69-year-old Dionicio Fierros was arrested Friday and booked on a charge of theft of agricultural products.

Deputies were investigating recent farm thefts when they stopped Fierros� car Friday morning in Thermal.

Inside his car, deputies said they found several large bags of freshly picked lemons they said were stolen from a nearby farm.

A telephone number for Fierros could not be located in public records and it wasn�t immediately clear whether he had an attorney who could comment on the allegations.