Morro Bay Police Department said one of its officers attempted to make a traffic stop after being alerted by Porterville Police Department about a search for a stolen vehicle.
– On Dec. 26, at 09:17 a.m., police dispatch advised the Morro Bay Police Department that a stolen vehicle reported to Porterville Police Department was possibly in the Morro Bay area. Officers began a search for the vehicle. At approximately 09:48 a.m. a Morro Bay Police Officer located the vehicle traveling north in the 1300 block of Main Street. The vehicle pulled through the Chevron Station at Main and Highway 41 and proceeded back onto Atascadero Road.