An alert employee at a Canyon Country U-Haul location recognized a truck as stolen, leading to the arrest of the suspect on multiple felonies, officials said.

On Thursday, Dec. 17 at about 8:30 p.m., deputies responded to the 27000 block of Sierra Highway, in Canyon Country for the report of a possible stolen U-Haul trailer, according to Sgt. Joel Nebel with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station Detective Bureau.

“An alert U-Haul employee recognized the trailer as being stolen and called the Sheriff’s,” Nebel said in an email.

Upon investigation, deputies learned the trailer had been reported stolen by the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) on Dec. 14, according to Nebel.

The suspect, Gerardo Lechuga, 43, of Los Angeles, was arrested for possession of a stolen vehicle and charged with possession of various drugs and narcotic paraphernalia, Nebel said.

Lechuga also had a “shaved key” used to start and steal certain types of vehicles, according to investigators.

The suspect also had stolen mail and other property believed to be stolen, according to Nebel.

Lechuga was booked at the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station in lieu of $500,000 bail, according to arrest records.

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