Car theft suspect from Monrovia jailed in Irwindale

45118-CARTHIEF 001-thumb-300x224-45117.jpgPolice arrested a suspected car thief Wednesday who abandoned a still-running car in Irwindale and tried to hide, authorities said.
Henry Stueck, 40, of Monrovia was booked on suspicion of auto theft, Arcadia police Sgt. Dean Caputo said.
The incident began shortly after noon when a Pasadena Police Department helicopter noticed a LoJack signal coming from an Toyota Camry allegedly stolen out of Glendale driving near Foothill Boulevard and Baldwin Avenue in Arcadia, Caputo said.
A police officer on the ground briefly spotted the Camry but then lost sight of it in traffic, the sergeant said.
The police helicopter followed the Camry to a parking lot in the 2300 block of Bateman Avenue where Stueck allegedly abandoned the Camry and ran into a large commercial building nearby, officials said.
Workers inside the building, “Saw the guy hiding in the business and they told him to leave,” Caputo said.
Police were setting up a search perimeter and preparing to check the footage of nearby security cameras to see where the alleged car thief had gone when they spotted him hiding in some bushes near the building, Caputo said. Officers arrested him without further incident.
According to sheriff’s booking records, Stueck was being held without bail and was due for arraignment Friday in Pasadena Superior Court.

ABOVE: Henry Stueck, 40, of Monrovia sits in the back of an Arcadia police car after being arrested on suspicion of auto theft in Irwindale on Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010.

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