Union City woman arrested on vehicle theft, drug charges

Police arrested a 27-year-old Union City woman in Mountain View last week after she was reportedly caught driving a vehicle that was stolen in San Jose, and was allegedly later found to be in possession of a shaved key typically used for vehicle theft.

An officer patrolling Rengstorff Avenue first noticed the woman pulling out of a parking lot on Rock Street around 11 p.m. on Thursday, July 6. The officer decided to follow the vehicle because of the late hour and the fact that its make and model — a 90s Honda Accord — is known for being easily and commonly stolen, according to police.

A check of the vehicle revealed that the car had been reported stolen in San Jose on July 4, police said.

The officer stopped the woman in a parking lot on Rock Street and reportedly found her to be in possession of a shaved key as well as methamphetamine and a methamphetamine pipe.

She was arrested and booked into Santa Clara County jail on charges of possession of stolen property, possession of burglary tools, possession of narcotics and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Annual reports from the National Insurance Crime Bureau show that older models of the Honda Accord and the Honda Civic are the most commonly stolen vehicles in the nation by a large margin each year. Data from 2015 shows 28,345 Accords were reported stolen in California, followed by 28,045 Civics.