Full Notification

On Sunday, July 31st 2016 at about 11:32 P.M., Anderson Police were dispatched to the Anderson Wal-Mart for a reported stolen vehicle. Police met with the victim who reported his vehicle was stolen from the parking-lot after he had been shopping inside the business. A short time after police left the business, an on duty Sergeant with the Shasta County Sheriff’s Office observed the victims stolen vehicle being driven southbound on HWY 273. Upon detecting the presence of law enforcement, the driver foot bailed from the stolen vehicle and attempted to elude the Shasta County Sheriff’s Office and Anderson Police.

The driver however, failed to put the stolen vehicle in gear and upon running from the vehicle, it began to roll westbound on Anna Road. The stolen vehicle crashed into a residential fence in the 19300 block of Anna Road and Anderson Police caught the driver a few blocks away on Spring Gulch Road.

34 year old, Gary Joseph Monette Cross was captured and told police he stole the vehicle because he was tired of walking. Cross was arrested and taken to the Shasta County Jail where he was booked without incident for a felony violation of section 10851(a) – Vehicle Theft. Additional charges will be filed with the Shasta County District Attorney’s Office.