A 21-year-old Ukiah man was arrested on March 26 after officers spotted him driving a stolen vehicle, according to the Ukiah Police Department.
Alexander Timothy Barger was taken into custody without incident after officers stopped him in a parking lot near T-Up on East Perkins Street, police said.
The department’s automated license plate recognition system alerted officers around 8:20 p.m. that a stolen Nissan Versa was traveling through Ukiah. Dispatchers confirmed the vehicle had been reported stolen from Auto Distributor of Santa Rosa and was still outstanding.
Officers located the Nissan a short time later and attempted to stop it. Barger, the driver, turned into a parking lot and began exiting the vehicle when officers arrested him, police said.
Barger was booked into the Mendocino County Jail on suspicion of possession of a stolen vehicle, committing a felony while out on bail, and driving on a suspended license due to a prior DUI conviction. He has yet to be tried for the charges and is presumed innocent until proven guilty.
