Apartment Mail Theft Leads Benicia Police To Woman With Heroin, Stolen Car & Mail
BENICIA (CBS SF) -- Police arrested a 20-year-old woman Wednesday in Benicia after officers found her in possession of a stolen car, stolen mail and heroin, police said.
Officers responded to an apartment complex on Rankin Way after they received a report that afternoon that someone had broken into the complex's mailbox, according to police.
In addition to the missing mail, officer also learned a car had been stolen from the apartment complex, police said.
After a preliminary investigation, officers were able to locate the stolen vehicle and a suspect at the Best Western Plus Heritage Inn at 1955 E. Second St., according to police.
The suspect, identified as Christina Figueroa, was found with stolen mail, heroin and drug paraphernalia, police said.
Officer arrested Figueroa on suspicion of possession of a stolen vehicle, possession of a controlled substance and possession of paraphernalia. She was booked into the Solano County Jail, according to police.
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