Clovis police arrest suspect in iPad theft

Clovis police arrested a man Thursday morning suspected of stealing an iPad from an idling truck.

The victim called police to report his tablet was stolen around 7 a.m. as he left his unlocked white Dodge truck idling in his driveway near Armstrong and Bullard avenues, spokeswoman Janet Stoll-Lee said.

Units from Clovis police, Fresno County Sheriff’s Office and the California Highway Patrol followed a white Ford Explorer near Villa and Inyo avenues until it stopped near Belmont and Armstrong avenues, Stoll-Lee said.

The suspect was arrested after he left the vehicle and tried to flee from officers through a nearby field, Stoll-Lee said.

Officers found a bag of meth on the seat of his car and found the iPad hidden under a bush, Stoll-Lee said.

Steven Black, 44, was booked into Fresno County Jail for multiple charges including suspected possession of stolen property from three previous cases, possessing methamphetamine and violating probation.

This story was originally published January 14, 2016 at 10:24 PM with the headline "Clovis police arrest suspect in iPad theft."