The McLaren, worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, was one of a number of luxury vehicles stolen for resale, police say.

A stolen purple McLaren was found during an investigation into an auto theft operation last week in Irvine. The arrest of a 37-hear-old man Thursday in connection with the striking British sports car stemmed from what police described as a complex auto theft investigation.

A 37-year-old accused of running a complex stolen luxury vehicle operation was arrested after he was pulled over in a stolen Durango SRT. The McLaren was found at his home in Woodbridge.