A man assisted Santa Clarita deputies in detaining a vehicle theft suspect in Canyon Country Wednesday evening after noticing a stranger sitting in the driver’s seat of his car, officials said Thursday.

The man was working around 8:40 p.m. on the 26500 block of Golden Valley Road in Canyon Country when he heard his car alarm go off, according to Shirley Miller, a spokesperson for the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station.

“When he went outside to check it out, he saw the suspect sitting in the driver’s seat of his vehicle,” Miller said.

The suspect attempted to flee the scene, but was tackled by the victim, who held him down until deputies arrived.

The suspect, a 43-year-old male from Palmdale, was transported to the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station and booked on vehicle theft charges, Miller said.

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