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GP Police Jailed Man for Felony-Level Crimes after Responding to Shoplifting

Grants Pass Police jailed a man for three felony-level crimes after responding to a shoplifting incident at Walmart early yesterday.

The Police Department reports officers arrested 31-year-old Anthony Boyd Mooney behind La Burrita Mexican Restaurant on Monday at about 11 a.m..

Police said Mooney passed all points of sale at Walmart with nearly $700 worth of merchandise. They said he scanned around $300 in items, but skip-scanned about $400 more and then exited the store before being stopped by loss prevention. The stolen merchandise was recovered, but the suspect fled on foot.

Responding officers chased Mooney in the area before finally placing him into custody. A records check revealed that he was wanted in connection with a separate incident that generated charges of Felony Burglary, Felony Theft and Felony Criminal Mischief.

Mooney was lodged at the Josephine County Jail on probable cause of the felony crimes plus new charges of 2nd-Degree Theft and 2nd-Degree Criminal Trespass. He was being held without bail. His pickup was seized for further investigation.
Posted on 2/4/25 11:32AM by Sam Marsh