CLEARLAKE, Calif. – On Friday Clearlake Police officers apprehended a local man for vehicle theft and recovered the pickup he is alleged to have stolen.

Jason Winans, 20, of Clearlake was arrested late Friday morning, according to Sgt. Nick Bennett.

Bennett said that on March 23 the Clearlake Police Department took a report regarding a stolen 1987 Ford pickup.

Just before 11 a.m. Friday, the pickup's owner called the Clearlake Police Department to report that she had spotted her truck at the Valero gas station in the 15000 block of Lakeshore Drive, Bennett said.

Bennett said Clearlake Police officers responded and located the vehicle as it was being driven from the station.

Officers stopped the pickup and took Winans, the driver, into custody without incident for vehicle theft, according to Bennett.

Police discovered that the pickup had been “hot-wired,” Bennett said.

Bennett said a male passenger in the vehicle was briefly detained then released after it was determined he had no part in the incident.

Anyone with any information on this incident is encouraged to contact the Clearlake Police Department at 707-994-8251.