GP Police Jailed Couple for Stealing from Walmart, More Charges Pending
Grants Pass Police jailed two people for stealing merchandise from Walmart late last week and they believe the couple is responsible for previous crimes.
The Police Department reports officers arrested 40-year-old Nicole Ashley Rickard and 39-year-old Tyler Scott Rickard for the incident at the store on NE Terry Lane on Friday morning.
Police said a Walmart manager was watching the couple fill two shopping carts with items before combining the items into one cart and attempting to leave the store through a fire door. Loss prevention was able to detain them before they left.
The Rickards were identified as suspects in at least one other case of theft from Walmart. Loss prevention officers said there have been several incidents with the two subjects stealing items that had already been reported.
Nicole Rickard was lodged at the Josephine County Jail for Felony 1st-Degree Theft and Felony Criminal Conspiracy. Tyler Rickard was jailed for two counts of Felony 1st-Degree Theft, two counts of 2nd-Degree Criminal Mischief and one count of 2nd-Degree Burglary. More charges are pending further investigation.
Posted on 11/11/24 6:49AM by Sam Marsh
