Highway 101 traffic stop leads to stolen pickup, gun

Three men in a stolen pickup were arrested late Wednesday during a traffic stop in Rohnert Park, CHP officials said.

An officer pulled the pickup over at 10:35 p.m. on southbound Highway 101 because of a broken taillight, Officer Jon Sloat said. The truck pulled off the highway onto the Rohnert Park Expressway, and driver Daniel Price, 18, of Placerville put up his hands, Sloat said.

After backup arrived, officers ordered all occupants out of the truck and found a handgun under the front passenger seat, Sloat said. The pickup had been reported stolen earlier Wednesday to Napa Police.

Price, who does not have a driver’s license, and passengers Peter Sullivan and Nathan Provost, both 18, of Hidden Valley Lake, were arrested on suspicion of possession of stolen property and having a concealed firearm, Sloat said. A juvenile in the vehicle was released to a family member.

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