Sleeping Suspect Arrested In Alleged Stolen Car By Police

MILPITAS, CA -- Police arrested a San Jose man last week on suspicion of auto theft.

Arthur Jack Carson, 31, was taken into custody from the 50 block of Pimentel Circle on Jan. 9 and booked into Santa Clara County Main Jail on charges of possession of a stolen vehicle as well as a controlled substance and drug paraphernalia. He also had a probation violation.

The case stems on a call made at 11:40 a.m. by a resident of a suspicious vehicle identified as a 2010 blue Honda Accord parked in a nearby carport. When officers arrived and saw Carson sleeping inside the car, they found out the vehicle was stolen out of San Jose from a Jan. 3 report.

Police also discovered drug paraphernalia, suspected crystal methamphetamine and heroin in the car.

The Milpitas Police Department is encouraged by the alert neighbor and encourages more citizens to call in suspicious activity at 408-586-2400. If it's urgent, they're asked to dial 9-1-1. Additionally, information can be given anonymously by calling the Crime Tip Hotline at (408) 586-2500 or via the Milpitas Police Department website at: http://www.ci.milpitas.ca.gov/.

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