Vallejo police apprehended a man driving an unregistered 2002 Cadillac Escalade after a routine traffic stop last Thursday. This incident escalated when officers discovered the driver had an open no-bail felony warrant, per a recent statement from the Vallejo Police Department. The traffic stop, conducted on Springs Road near Mosswood Avenue, also unearthed methamphetamine and a loaded firearm that was not legally registered to the driver.

During the stop, the Vallejo officers executed due diligence with a records check and standard roadside check procedure. Despite the gravity of the findings, including the presence of contraband and a loaded weapon, authorities reported that the male suspect was taken into custody without any incidents. However, the details around what prompted the stop—aside from the missing license plates—or the specific nature of the felony warrant remain unspecified in the police report.

As per the practice, both the methamphetamine and the unauthorized firearm were seized and booked as evidence, with the latter's possession significantly compounding the driver's legal entanglements. Consequently, the individual, whose identity was withheld in the initial report, was transported to the Solano County Jail to await legal proceedings on the felony and the new charges from the vehicle search.

The impounded Cadillac Escalade was towed from the intersection, and the area returned to its everyday routine, according to the department's social media update published yesterday.