Santa Maria police arrested a man suspected of breaking into a hotel guest's car early Wednesday morning.
Officials said the burglary happened around 4 a.m. in the area of 2100 North Preisker Lane.
Police say officers saw a man walk up to a hotel guest's vehicle, break a window and take property from the vehicle.
The man, identified by police as 42-year-old Arthur Martinez Pichardo, rode off on his bicycle and tried to flee from police but failed.
Pichardo was arrested on suspicion of vehicle burglary and resisting arrest.
