GP Police Incarcerated Man for Stealing Merchandise from Safeway at Knifepoint
Grants Pass Police jailed a man for stealing just over $15 worth of items from the downtown Safeway at knifepoint yesterday.
The Police Department reports officers arrested 49-year-old Kenneth Daniel Reynolds for the incident at the supermarket on SE 7th Street at 12:35 p.m. on Tuesday.
Police said Reynolds stole $15.27 worth of merchandise by concealing the items on his person and bypassing all points of sale without paying. They said he was confronted by loss prevention and he brandished a knife to threaten an employee. The worker told officers they were in fear of being stabbed during the incident, which was captured on video surveillance.
Reynolds fled the scene, but he was located in the Grasshopper parking lot and placed into custody with assistance from K-9 "Kick" after he tried to run away.
Reynolds was lodged at the Josephine County Jail for Unlawful Use of a Weapon, Menacing, 2nd-Degree Robbery and 3rd-Degree Theft. He was being held without bail. His personal belongings were logged into evidence for safekeeping.
Posted on 8/6/25 11:02AM by Sam Marsh
