A 27-year old Santa Ana woman was taken into custody Thursday after police say she stole a vehicle from the Grocery Outlet parking lot on Main Street and was pulled over and arrested without incident a short time later on Spring Ridge drive.
At around 1:15p.m., according to Susanville Police Sergeant Kevin Stafford, officers from the department responded to Susanville Grocery Outlet after receiving a report that a vehicle had just been taken.
“An investigation showed a female entered an employee section of the business and stole a purse with car keys in it,” explained Stafford. “The female used these keys to steal an employee’s vehicle out of the parking lot. Lassen County Sheriff’s Dispatch Center relayed this information to other agencies.”
Shortly after the theft, Lassen County Sheriff’s Deputies located the stolen vehicle on Spring Ridge Drive near Highway 139. Deputies performed an enforcement stop and the driver was arrested without incident.
According to the SPD report, the woman, identified as Kimberly Moranville, was arrested at the scene for vehicle theft and burglary. She was booked at the Lassen County Jail and held on $30,000 bail.
On the same day Moranville was also arrested for being under the influence of a controlled substance and was subsequently released on a Notice to Appear.
“We would like to the thank the Lassen County Sheriff’s Office and the Office of Emergency Services with their help in this investigation.”
