Stolen Vehicle Recovered, Convicted Felon Arrested in Ukiah

A stolen vehicle was recovered and a man was arrested after Ukiah PD conducted a high-risk traffic stop last week. Officers found the stolen Dodge Ram unoccupied on South Oak Street in Ukiah. When two people got in, officers detained them. The driver was determined to be Lorenzo Cruz, a transient from Ukiah and a convicted felon, who claimed to have gotten the vehicle from a friend. The female passenger did not know the vehicle. Several items were found in the vehicle, including ammunition and drugs. Cruz was arrested and booked into the Mendocino County Jail.