10.10.2011/6:41pm    2400 S.P.I.D.    Recovered Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle    1109200005

Officer L. Rodriguez saw a Black Dodge Charger traveling on Ayers St. away from S.P.I.D.  Officer Rodriguez remembered seeing a stolen Dodge Charger on the list of stolen vehicles report and confirmed the license plate with the MetroCom Dispatch Center. They informed Rodriguez that it in fact was the stolen vehicle. Officer Rodriguez’s information, on the stolen vehicle, was broadcast to all Officers working the area. Officer B. Cordell spotted the vehicle at Ayers and Gollihar and made a traffic stop. Additional Officers arrived and assisted in taking Jose Garcia (12.28.1978) into custody for Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle.

The vehicle was impounded for further investigation by Auto Theft Task Force Detectives.

The Dodge Charger had been reported stolen from Ocean Drive on September 19, 2011.

Garcia also had two active Nueces County warrants for Probation Violation and Failure to Appear.