Man Arrested in Theft of Catering Van

A man was arrested March 23 in connection with the theft of a Taher Catering Services delivery van.

Fresno police arrested Ryan Ollis, 31, at 4:47 p.m. on March 23.  He was driving the van when detectives pursued it to Cedar and Shields avenues.

Ollis attempted to flee the scene, but was taken into custody shortly after.

Ollis was booked into jail on suspicion of auto theft, possession of a stolen vehicle, possession of shaved keys, resisting arrest and driving with a suspended driver’s license.

The van has been returned; however, the back door of the vehicle is broken.

The delivery van was stolen from the Fresno City College campus on March 23.

Anita Handy, food service director for Taher, said she and other employees used their cars to make deliveries after the van was stolen.

Although the vehicle has been returned, employee Shawn Greco said he still uses his car for some deliveries.

“I still don’t want to drive it,” Greco said. “I don’t know what was going on in there.”

Handy said she is not sure how the theft could have been prevented.  She said that some things just happen.

“If I could answer that,” Handy said about how to stop future theft, “I could be rich.”