GP Police Arrested Young Man for Stealing Electric Bike from Store Worker
Grants Pass Police arrested a young man for stealing an electric bicycle from a store employee late last night.
The Police Department reports officers responded to a theft complaint at the A-1 Market & Deli on NW 6th Street on Monday around 10:30 p.m..
Police said an employee called 9-1-1 to report a male subject entered the store, grabbed his "Go Life" brand E-Bike valued at $700, exited the store and rode away. The incident was captured on video surveillance.
A short time later, officers observed a man identified as 19-year-old Michael Raymond Chezem riding the bike near Cavemen Bridge. They tried to stop him, with lights and siren activated, but he fled in an attempt to escape arrest. He was observed entering Baker Park, a perimeter was established and he was placed into custody without further incident shortly before midnight.
After admitting that he stole the bike, Chezem was lodged at the Josephine County Jail for 2nd-Degree Theft, Criminal Trespass and Attempted Escape.
Jail records show that Chezem was charged with additional crimes including Felony 2nd-Degree Robbery, Menacing and 3rd-Degree Theft related to another alleged incident. He was being held without bail.
Posted on 8/19/25 11:22AM by Sam Marsh
