Officers arrived to East Avenue before 1 Monday morning where they meet an off-duty employee of a business at the North Valley Plaza who witnessed a suspicious man looking into a parked vehicles. The employee said the man allegedly got into a parked vehicle and started reportedly using an altered vehicle key. Officers searched the area and found the vehicle near San Pablo Court and North Avenue. According to the Chico Police Department, officers conducted a traffic stop and took the suspect, identified as 26-year-old Connor Murgia into custody.