GP Police Snared Woman for Stealing from Big 5 with Meth Delivery Likely
Grants Pass Police arrested a woman for stealing merchandise from a local sporting goods store this week and found her to be in possession of packaged narcotics ready for distribution.
The Police Department reports officers responded to a shoplifting complaint involving a 38-year-old female subject at Big 5 Sporting Goods on NE Agness Avenue on Tuesday night.
Police said the store manager reported a woman grabbed a pop-up cabana valued at $40, walked out of the store and rode away on a bicycle. Surveillance video showed the suspect heading toward Applebees on a dark-colored mountain bike.
Officers searched the area and eventually located the suspect they identified as "Amanda Marie McCoy" at the designated campground on SE J Street. Upon contact, she admitted to taking the cabana without paying for it. She was placed into custody and lodged at the Josephine County Jail for 3rd-Degree Theft.
Upon booking, jail deputies found approximately 5.6 grams of methamphetamine hidden in McCoy's undergarments. It was packaged in separate baggies and she admitted to the intent of selling the meth. Charges of Possession and Delivery of a Controlled Substance were referred to the District Attorney for consideration.
Posted on 9/12/24 6:14AM by Sam Marsh
