CLEARLAKE, Calif. – Clearlake Police arrested a Cobb woman on Tuesday in connection to a vehicle stolen from Santa Rosa.

Rebecca Inez Vasquez, 26, a convicted felon and gang member, was booked into the Lake County Jail on a felony charge of possession of a stolen vehicle and a revocation of her Post Community Release Supervision, according to authorities.

Sgt. Rodd Joseph said that at 10 a.m. Tuesday officers were dispatched to a report of a suspicious red vehicle in the area of 28th Avenue, east of Boyles Avenue.

The anonymous caller reported seeing the red vehicle speeding on 28th Avenue before being parked in a vacant wooded lot on the south side of that same road, according to Joseph.

Prior to police arriving in the area, Joseph said the anonymous caller reported seeing the female driver get out of the vehicle, begin searching the trunk area and also wiping down the interior and exterior of the vehicle.

Clearlake Police Chief Craig Clausen was the first officer to arrive, locating the red 2012 Chevy Sonic parked in the wooded lot as reported, Joseph reported.

Joseph said Clausen also observed a female subject wiping down the exterior of the vehicle with Armor All, apparently to conceal evidence.

Lt. Tim Celli and Joseph also responded, and they contacted the woman – later identified as Vasquez – as she was still wiping down the exterior of the car.

Vasquez initially claimed it was her boyfriend’s vehicle but she could not recall his name. Joseph said she was found to be in possession of the vehicle keys.

Dispatch advised officers that the vehicle had been reported stolen out of the city of Santa Rosa, Joseph said.

Vasquez could not provide a coherent statement as to how she came into possession of it and she subsequently was arrested for possession of a stolen vehicle, Joseph said.

Joseph said the vehicle was towed from the scene and later returned to the legal owner. Vasquez was later booked into the Lake County Jail on a no-bail hold due to a parole violation.

According to the Santa Rosa Police Department report, the vehicle initially was stolen in Santa Rosa  early Monday morning, Joseph said.

Joseph said the person who took the vehicle – who was not known to the victim – was described and closely matched Vasquez’s physical description.

The case has been referred to the Lake County District Attorney’s Office for charges of possession of a stolen vehicle and to the Santa Rosa Police Department for any additional followup needed, Joseph said.

If Vasquez can be identified as the person responsible for the original vehicle theft and additional charges are brought against her, Joseph said any additional charges likely would be prosecuted by the Sonoma County District Attorney’s Office.

Anyone with information on this vehicle theft is asked to contact Joseph, the investigating officer, at the Clearlake Police Department, 707-994-8251, Extension 338.