By Jim Clark

While on patrol at the intersection of Broadway and Cross Street, a Somerville Police officer queried the license plate of a vehicle bearing a California registration. The results of the query showed that the registration expired on August 28, 2019, and the plates belonged to a different vehicle.

The officer activated his emergency equipment and stopped the vehicle on Cross St. East.

The officer then approached the operator and requested his license and registration. The operator, later identified as Yosvani Hernandez, of Somerville, stated that he borrowed the vehicle from a friend and did not have the registration.

The officer informed Somerville Police of the location, and other officers arrived as backup.

The officer queried the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) of the vehicle and the results showed that it was reported to the Everett Police Department as stolen on April 20, 2020.

RMV records also showed that Hernandez was not duly licensed to drive.

The officer removed Hernandez and four juvenile passengers from the vehicle and placed Hernandez under arrest for attaching wrong motor vehicle, unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, and receiving a stolen motor vehicle.

The four juveniles were identified and released to their legal parent/guardian. The vehicle was inventoried and towed from the scene in accordance with department policy.

Hernandez was transported to Somerville Police headquarters and booked on the above stated charges.