P. v. Godinez
In August 2005, a West Sacramento police officer followed a van to an apartment complex where the driver got out and walked away. A registration check revealed that the vans license plates had been issued to a 1997 Dodge. Because the van appeared to be newer than that, the officer approached and observed that the steering column had been cracked and wrapped with cloth. The officer obtained the vehicle identification number and discovered that the van was a stolen 2001 Dodge. The officer drove around the block and observed the driver, defendant, less than a block from the stolen van. Defendant was arrested. The owner of the license plates informed the officer that they had been stolen in August 2005. The owner of the van told the officer that it, too, had been stolen.
The judgment is affirmed.
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