Turlock man arrested again for auto theft William Coelho
A Turlock man with a lengthy criminal record for auto thefts, was again arrested after being found in possession of three stolen vehicles.
On Tuesday the Stanislaus County Auto Theft Task Force learned of two vehicles out of Merced that had been fraudulently purchased. In both cases, William Coelho, 50, of Turlock was identified as the suspect who carried out the fraudulent purchases, according to StanCATT.
“StanCATT has worked numerous cases on Coelho and knew he had an outstanding warrant for his arrest,” the agency stated on Facebook.
On Wednesday StanCATT and Stanislaus County Sheriff s Office AG Crimes detectives were in the 2700 block of Lander Avenue in Turlock when they observed Coelho driving a 2016 Ford F-150. This vehicle had been reported stolen via fraud.