MAN STOLE CAR TO FACE THEFT CHARGE

The state's highway patrol says 24-year-old Samuel Botchvaroff, of Oakland, was arrested after he left his court appearance at Vallejo on auto theft charges. He was taken to jail on suspicion of auto theft and possession of stolen property.

Authorities were looking for the stolen car after its tracking system alerted them about the theft.

They say Botchvaroff told officers his own car had been impounded and that he had no other way to get to the court appearance.