Crescent City Police Department responded early Monday evening, March 15th, to reports of a female subject with a firearm after management at the scene had called for assistance in removal of the subject, who was not a resident, and reportedly selling drugs in the area.
Upon arrival Crescent City Police Officers located 40 year old Natalie Wright in a vehicle on the property.
During a consent search of the vehicle officers located a loaded .40 caliber semi-automatic firearm along with several grams of methamphetamine, heroin, along with other evidence that led the officers to believe that Wright was selling controlled substances at the location. The firearm was also confirmed to be stolen from a vehicle in the Crescent City area in 2020.
After conducting an interview with Wright, she was arrested for possession of methamphetamine with intent to sell, possession of heroin with intent to sell, prohibited person in possession of a firearm and ammunition, possession of a controlled substance while armed, and possession of stolen property. Wright was booked into custody at the Del Norte County Jail for these violations.
