An employee called in a report of shoplifting in progress at Big 5 in Crescent City at approximately 6:00pm, Wednesday evening, July 20th.
Upon arrival in the area Crescent City Police Department Officer, and Lt. Kai located the suspect’s vehicle at Starbucks, with further assistance from a citizen who also witnessed the original theft.
During an interview Lt. Kai was deployed and alerted to the presence of narcotics in the vehicle and a search of the vehicle yielded stolen property from Big 5 and another recent shoplifting incident from another store.
Officers also located a methamphetamine pipe and a flare gun that had been converted to fire .32 caliber auto handgun ammunition.
32 year old Tabetha Rhodes of Crescent City, was arrested for shoplifting, and failure to comply with conditions of Probation. 46 year old Gerald Dollarhide from Medford, was also arrested for possession of stolen property, possession of zip gun, felon/prohibited person in possession of a firearm, felon/prohibited person in possession of ammunition.
Both Dollarhide and Rhodes were transported and booked into the Del Norte County Jail.
