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Patterson, CA – On Wednesday November 9th, Detectives from the Patterson Police Department and Stanislaus County Auto Theft Taskforce spotted a stolen vehicle parked in the 600 block of Periwinkle Dr and another parked at C St and Highway 33. The Detectives conducted surveillance on the vehicles and followed one of the vehicles to a barn in the 2300 block of Villa Manucha Rd. Once the vehicle stopped, detectives arrested a 17 year-old male who was driving the stolen vehicle. At the barn, Detectives located three more stolen vehicles and arrested Jorge GONZALEZ who was working on one of the vehicles.

Detectives continued their surveillance and located a sixth stolen vehicle parked in the 500 block of Morning Glory Dr. An occupied stolen vehicle was spotted near North Hartley and Las Palmas Ave where Detectives conducted a traffic stop and arrested Xavier DIAZ. An eighth stolen vehicle was located parked at Elm St and Las Palmas Ave.

Yesterday a Patterson Police Detective spotted a ninth stolen vehicle driving on North Hartley St. The Detective attempted to conduct a traffic stop, but the suspect parked the car and fled on foot. A sheriff’s department K-9 was used to track the suspect. The K-9 tracked the suspect, Roy JIMENEZ, to a residence in the 500 block of Mayette St where he was arrested.

Here is a breakdown of all where the stolen vehicles were recovered from:

3 vehicles-2300 block of Villa Manucha
1 vehicle- C St and Hwy 33
1 vehicle- 500 Block Morning Glory
1 vehicle- 1st and E Street
1 vehicle- Elm and Las Palmas
2 vehicles- N. Hartley and Las Palmas

All the stolen vehicles were Honda Accords or Honda Civics mid 90’s models.

The suspects arrested are Xavier DIAZ (07/19/90), Roy JIMENEZ (01/02/90) both from Patterson, Jorge GONZALEZ (10/02/93) from Newman and a 17 year-old Patterson male.

Detectives continue to work on this stolen vehicle case and ask that anyone with information about this case can contact Patterson Police Department at (209) 892-5071. Callers can also leave an anonymous tip by calling Crime Stoppers at (209) 521-4636. Tipsters can also e-mail tips at http://www.modestopolice.com/CrimeStoppers, or text them to CRIMES (274637) by typing "Tip704" plus the message and be eligible for a cash reward.

For information regarding this press release please contact:
Deputy Royjindar (Raj) Singh
Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Department
(209) 988-8311
[email protected]