More vehicle violations lead to felony arrests in Nevada County…
A 26 year old male arrested for allegedly selling heroin and multiple warrants out of Placer,  Sacramento and Nevada County. The incident began when a Grass Valley police officer spotted a vehicle with a tail light violation early Saturday morning. However, the driver did not initially pull over.

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It also appeared that the driver was reaching over to the back seat.

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Once the driver was contacted it was learned he had a number of warrants.

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Grass Valley Sgt. Joe Matteoni says after taking the suspect, Andrew Tunnell, 26, of Grass Valley, into custody for the warrants, officers searched his vehicle.*

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Tunnell was booked into the Wayne Brown Correctional Facility for possession of heroin for sale, paraphernalia, driving on a suspended license and the nine warrants.

Another arrest was made by Grass Valley police following a traffic stop for driving without headlights shortly after midnight Monday morning.

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Matteoni says that both arrests were made because an officer initiated a traffic stop after spotting simple vehicle violations.