FRESNO, Calif. (FOX26) — A late-night traffic stop in central Fresno ended with a stolen vehicle recovered and a suspect arrested after a yard-to-yard search involving multiple police units.
On August 28, 2026, at about 11:50 p.m., according to the Fresno County Police Department, Central District Safety Team officers conducted a traffic stop on a reported stolen vehicle at East Olive Avenue and North Linden Avenue.
The vehicle did not yield and fled, and officers did not pursue.
Police later located the unoccupied vehicle near North Ferger Avenue and East Olive Avenue and saw the driver running away.
Officers surrounded the area and conducted a yard-to-yard search with patrol officers, Neighborhood Traffic Unit officers, Multi-Agency Gang Consortium officers, a K-9 and the assistance of the air unit AIR1.
The driver, later identified as 30-year-old Jacob Ryan, tried to evade officers by running out of the perimeter but was quickly taken into custody, police said.
He was booked into the Fresno County Jail on charges related to the stolen vehicle and DUI.