CHICO — A man who was allegedly prowling between firefighters’ vehicles was arrested Sunday in downtown Chico.

Around 4:50 p.m., Chico police were called to Chico Fire Station No. 1 regarding a man prowling in the parking lot.

Chico fire personnel were returning to the fire station on Salem Street when they observed a man standing between two firefighters’ vehicles, according to Chico police. The man immediately ran away.

He was described as a white male adult, wearing a mask, a blue sweatshirt and brown pants, carrying a white backpack.

An officer spotted the suspect at West Fifth Street and Broadway. The suspect was detained and positively identified as the man suspected of prowling in the fire station parking lot.

The suspect was identified as 36-year-old Christopher Gaugush, a Chico transient who had a felony warrant for his arrest as a parolee at large. Gaugush also reportedly had methamphetamine and a glass methamphetamine pipe in his possession. Gaugush was booked into the Butte County Jail for prowling in addition to the charges from the warrant.