Crime & Safety
Berkeley Man Arrested After Double Parking Stolen SUV: Cops
A police officer saw the man double park outside an Apple store. Several officers were waiting for the man when he exited, they report.
BERKELEY, CA — If you're driving a stolen vehicle from out of state it's probably not a good idea to double-park it in a busy shopping district, but Berkeley police say that's exactly what a suspect did on Tuesday evening.
An officer who was on holiday patrol in the Fourth Street shopping area saw a man double-park an SUV and walk into the Apple Store at 1823 Fourth St. at about 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday, according to police.
Because the SUV had paper plates, not regular license plates, the officer had to use the vehicle's identification number to issue his citation for the SUV, police said.
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When the officer conducted a records check of the vehicle he learned that it had been reported as stolen from Phoenix, according to police.
The officer, along with a few other officers, then waited patiently for the man to exit the store and he subsequently was arrested on suspicion of vehicle theft and possession of a stolen vehicle, police said.
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The suspect was identified by police as 40-year-old Keith Allen Wallace of Berkeley.
— Bay City News; Image by Renee Schiavone, Patch
