A California Highway Patrol officer made a startling discovery when he ran the name of the driver of a car stopped on Chiles Valley Road on Wednesday afternoon.

Police dispatch informed the officer the driver, Kimberly Sigler, was wanted on a outstanding warrant out of Contra Costa County for murder.

The officer immediately called for emergency backup. Sigler was taken into custody without any trouble, according to CHP Sgt. Joe McDermott.

In addition to Sigler, there were two other passengers in the car, he said. "The officer said everyone was very passive and even cooperative."

Sigler, 38, of Richmond was arrested on suspicion of the murder of a Richmond man on Nov. 26.

Around 2:30 p.m., Wednesday, the CHP officer spotted a suspicious vehicle on Chiles Valley Road, McDermott said. "He observed the car stopping in several different driveways. As the officer passed the car, the three people inside appeared nervous. The officer is familiar with the area and knows who lives where."

The clincher came when the car turned and drove down a driveway. "The officer knew the car didn't belong at that house," McDermott said.

The Richmond murder happened at 5239 San Jose Ave. Officers responded to reports of shots fired in the area and found the victim inside a garage area which had been converted to a living area. The victim, who suffered gunshot wounds, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Meth bust

A St. Helena man ended up in the county jail after a deputy stopped the car he was driving for expired license plates on Highway 29, on Wednesday.

When the deputy searched Alejadro Sala Segura, he found a small bag of methamphetamine in his pants pocket, Undersheriff Mike Loughran said.

Segura, 32, was arrested on suspicion of felony possession of meth and driving with a suspended driver license.

DUI checkpoint set

The CHP will be conducting a checkpoint on Trancas Street between 3 and 11 p.m. Saturday.

Although CHP is not releasing the exact location, it is usually done in an area where there has been serious alcohol related and injury crashes.

Every car will be pulled over and the driver will be asked if he or she has been drinking. If the driver is sober, the delay will last no longer than 30 seconds. If traffic is heavy, cars will be randomly stopped.