Police arrest man with meth, burglary tool
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CLEARLAKE, Calif. – The Clearlake Police Department said a Los Angeles man was arrested this week after an officer found him with methamphetamine and a burglary tool.
Rafael Garcia, 43, was arrested in the case, according to Sgt. Tim Hobbs.
Hobbs said that at 3 p.m. Tuesday Officer Steve Hobb, while on patrol in the Clearlake Park area, conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle for having false registration tabs.
Once the vehicle pulled over, Hobb observed the driver, identified as Garcia, throw a white-colored object out the driver’s window. Sgt. Hobbs said the object landed on the ground on the passenger side of the vehicle.
The report said Officer Hobb picked up the item and saw it was a plastic baggie containing approximately 1 ounce of methamphetamine.
During a search incident to arrest and inventory search of the vehicle, an item commonly used as a burglary tool was located in the vehicle, according to Sgt. Hobbs’ report on the incident.
Garcia was arrested and booked into the Lake County Jail for possession of a controlled substance for sales, transportation of a controlled substance for sales, having false registration tabs, possession of burglary tools and driving with a suspended driver’s license, Hobbs said.
Anyone with information regarding the unlawful possession or sales of controlled substances can contact the Clearlake Police Department at 707-994-8251. Callers may remain anonymous.