From the Ferndale Police Department:

On September 17th, 2015 at approximately 0830 hours, Ferndale Police Department received a report 19-year-old Joseph Timothy Zanone entered the Humboldt County Fairgrounds and stole a maintenance truck.

Joseph Timothy Zanone. Ferndale Police Department

One of the maintenance employees for the fairgrounds followed Zanone and the stolen maintenance truck from a safe distance after the theft and notified the Ferndale Police Department. Ferndale Police Officers, coordinated efforts with Rio Dell and Fortuna Police Officers to apprehend Zanone. Zanone stopped the truck at East Ferry and Grizzly Bluff Road and was immediately taken into custody without incident.

Subsequently, Zanone was arrested, transported and booked into the Humboldt County Correctional Facility for the following charges:

• 1- California Vehicle Code 10851, Auto/Vehicle Theft (Felony)
• 2- California Penal Code 496(a), Possession of Stolen Property (Felony)

This is where the chase ended.