“We conducted a high risk stop because of the vehicle being stolen, and the driver,” Belarmino Solano, 35, of Santa Paula, the vehicle’s sole occupant, was ordered out of the vehicle. “When we ordered him out of the car and he exited, a screwdriver fell from the vehicle, from his lap or wherever he had it,” and Solano was arrested at the scene without incident.Sr. Officer Smith said that the SPPD appreciates public input: “When we can get the community involved in things like this we get the job done. When the community offers tips, it is extremely helpful in locating” suspected crime breakers.Solano was transported to Ventura County Jail pending a court appearance on charges of possession of stolen property, taking a motor vehicle without the owner’s consent and being an unlicensed driver. Sr. Officer Smith said the two charges related to the stolen vehicle are to ensure prosecution on at least one of the charges related to the “person being in possession of a stolen vehicle.”
Suspicious resident leads to arrest of Santa Paulan for vehicle theft
March 09, 2007
Santa Paula Police Department
A suspicious resident called Santa Paula Police with a concern that led to the arrest of an area man on various charges, according to a Santa Paula Police Department spokesman.
By Peggy KellySanta Paula TimesA suspicious resident called Santa Paula Police with a concern that led to the arrest of an area man on various charges, according to a Santa Paula Police Department spokesman.Senior Officer Ryan Smith said the incident started on Tuesday, March 6 at about 5:43 a.m. when “SPPD Dispatch received a call of a suspicious vehicle in the area of the 500 block of North Oak Street” that the caller reported was “circling the neighborhood.” The caller provided the vehicle’s license plate number, and “When dispatch ran the plate it came back as stolen,” noted Sr. Officer Smith.Officers were dispatched, and “While they were checking the area they observed the stolen vehicle traveling west in the 1300 block of Richmond Road.” Officers continued to follow the vehicle until a sufficient number of officers arrived to conduct a “high risk” traffic stop in the area of Sycamore and High streets.
