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GP Police Snared Man for Stealing from Home Depot and 5 Other Businesses

Grants Pass Police arrested a man for stealing merchandise from Home Depot last weekend and he may be facing more charges after he was found with items stolen from several other stores.

The Police Department reports officers were alerted to a shoplifting call involving 30-year-old Kody Tyler Halverson at the store on NE Mill Street at 4:40 p.m. on Saturday.

Police said Halverson was detained by Home Depot loss prevention after he passed all points of sale with nearly $100 worth of unpaid-for merchandise. During a consent search, they said he was found to be in possession of multiple items stolen from Walmart, Fred Meyer, Big Lots, Harbor Freight and TJ Maxx.

Kody Halverson was lodged at the Josephine County Jail for 2nd-Degree Theft and all the stolen items were returned to their respective stores. He was trespassed from all of the named businesses.
Posted on 12/26/23 11:17AM by Sam Marsh