Two women were arrested in Ceres early Tuesday, Aug. 15 on various charges after a citizen reported them attempting to open mailboxes in the area of Joseph Lane and Vineland Lane.

At 2:58 a.m., Officer Samuel Garcia checked the area and located two women standing near a Chevrolet Impala. One of the two women, Jessica Fernandez, 41, of Modesto, walked into a nearby home while a records check showed the vehicle was reported as stolen.

Fernandez and Jacqueline Alvarez Godinez, 24, of Waterford, were seen coming out of the house a short time later. When the officer ordered both to stop, Godinez did but Fernandez walked away but was detained.

Fernandez was arrested and booked for possession of a stolen vehicle and resisting arrest.

Godinez, who had three warrants for her arrest, one being for felony possession of stolen property, gave the officer a false name. She was booked on the warrants and a new charge of providing officers with a false name.

Both Godinez and Fernandez were booked into the Stanislaus County Public Safety Center.