Petty Theft Investigation Led GP Police to Arrest Man on Local Felony Warrant
A petty theft investigation at a Grants Pass supermarket led to the arrest of a man on a local felony warrant and for drug possession yesterday.
The Grants Pass Police Department arrested 26-year-old Christian Nicholas Peckham near the corner of NW Dimmick and F streets on Tuesday at 11:27 a.m..
Police said Peckham was seen on video earlier in the day stealing about $20 worth of merchandise from Safeway on SE 7th Street. They located the suspect near the downtown area and discovered that he was wanted on a Josephine County felony warrant for Parole Violation stemming from a previous burglary conviction.
Peckham consented to a search and was found to be in possession of a white crystal substance that tested positive as methamphetamine. He also had been trespassed from the downtown Safeway last spring.
Peckham was lodged at the Josephine County Jail on the warrant plus new charges of Meth Possession, 3rd-Degree Theft and 1st-Degree Criminal Trespass. He was being held on a no-bail detainer.
Posted on 10/30/24 11:26AM by Sam Marsh
