A poor choice of a parking space landed a Fair Oaks man in jail on vehicle theft and other charges, Davis police said.
Lt. Tom Waltz said an officer was patrolling the 4500 block of Alhambra Drive at about 4 a.m. Friday when he noticed a stopped vehicle that was blocking the traffic and bike lanes. He made contact with the driver who, it turned out, had warrants for his arrest charging him with possessing stolen property and vandalism.
His troubles worsened when a check of the vehicle’s license-plate number revealed it had been reported stolen out of Sacramento, according to Waltz. Derek James German, 23, was arrested and booked into the Yolo County Jail.