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Uploaded: Monday, November 26, 2007, 2:40 PM
Police find car thief suspect hiding in garbage bag
2 seized after afternoon vehicle theft on Main Street
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| A man who allegedly stole a vehicle then ran away when officers approached him was found hiding inside a plastic trash can Friday in Pleasanton, Sgt. Pat Walsh said today.
Police responded to reports of a vehicle theft on Main Street around 1:45 p.m. and found two suspects inside the vehicle on Vineyard Avenue, about half a mile away from where the vehicle was reportedly stolen, according to Walsh.
Justin Spinelli, the 23-year-old man driving the suspected stolen vehicle, remained inside the vehicle when police approached, Walsh said.
However, 36-year-old Armand Smith dashed from the passenger seat of the vehicle to a nearby housing complex, according to Walsh.
Police barricaded the area and used a canine to locate Smith, who was tucked inside a plastic trash can outside the housing complex, Walsh said.
Smith was arrested for burglary and resisting arrest, and Spinelli was arrested for burglary, violation of probation and driving with a suspended license, according to Walsh.
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Posted by aaron, a resident of the Highland Oaks neighborhood, on Nov 26, 2007 at 4:23 pm good job
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Posted by PToWN94566, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood, on Nov 26, 2007 at 8:32 pm
PToWN94566 is a member (registered user) of PleasantonWeekly.com Lol that's kind of funny he was hiding in a trash can! I'm glad the police found him, but it sounds like something out of a cops/robbers movie.
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Posted by Frank, a resident of the Birdland neighborhood, on Nov 27, 2007 at 9:02 am Should have left him in the trash where he belongs. Good job PPD!
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Posted by good job, a resident of the Carriage Gardens neighborhood, on Jan 7, 2008 at 11:58 pm way to take out the trash!
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