Clovis officers arrest two car theft suspects after surrounding hotel construction site

CLOVIS, Calif. (KFSN) -- The Clovis Police Department has confirmed the arrest of a car theft suspect that hid inside a hotel under construction.

Police say they were able to arrest one suspect near Helm and Shaw Tuesday morning.

However, they say the second suspect ran inside of the building and hid from officers.

After hours-long search police were able to locate the suspect and take them into custody.