Police: 17-year-old Fresno-area girl driving stolen car arrested

Fresno police detectives arrested a 17-year-old girl they say at the wheel of a stolen car Wednesday evening along with her three passengers.

Police Sgt. Doug Goertzen said incident took place near Brawley and Clinton avenues about 7:18 p.m. Detectives saw a green, 2000 Honda Civic that had been stolen from a Community Regional Medical Center parking lot. Goertzen said the car was followed to Shaw and Brawley, where the four were taken into custody.

Arrested along with the girl were Dalezena Maxwell, 24; Anthony Amezcua, 18; and Joseph Figueroa, 22. They were booked on auto theft charges. Police did not identify the girl because she is a juvenile. She was cited and turned over to her parents.

Anyone with information about auto theft is ask to call the Career Criminal Auto Theft Team tip line at (559) 621-CCAT.

This story was originally published February 4, 2016 at 9:54 AM with the headline "Police: 17-year-old Fresno-area girl driving stolen car arrested."