A parolee already wanted on suspicion of crimes including robbery and burglary was arrested after deputies spotted him and another man towing a stolen pickup truck through Victorville, authorities said. The arrest took place about a. Deputies assigned to the Sheriff's Victor Valley Station noticed a Chevrolet truck towing a Ford F and realized the Ford had been reported stolen, officials said. After stopping the truck, deputies discovered that a man seated inside the Ford was a repeat felon with outstanding warrants for crimes including robbery and was considered "armed and dangerous," the sheriff's department said in a written statement.
He was taken into custody without a struggle. Joshua Dack, 38, of Helendale, was arrested on suspicion of auto theft, robbery, burglary and violating the terms of parole associated with a previous conviction, jail records show.
Prior convictions include assault with a firearm and being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, according to San Bernardino County Superior Court records. A search of the Chevrolet truck also turned up methamphetamine, officials said. The driver, identified as year-old Efren Lopez of Bakersfield, was arrested on suspicion of drug possession with two or more prior convictions, according to sheriff's officials and booking records.
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