PORT TOWNSEND — A joint effort between the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department and the Port Townsend Police Department led to the arrest of three people and the recovery of several thousand dollars’ worth of stolen property.
Evidence in the case was gathered when a neighbor sent the police several photographs taken of the alleged thefts and stolen property, according to police reports.
Arrests were made last Friday after the serving of simultaneous search warrants by both departments at about 1 p.m., according to a joint statement from the two agencies.
In Port Townsend, officers arrested Darryl LaRoche, 37 and Jennifer Reeves, 40, at 1636 Jefferson St., for investigation of possession of stolen property.
Mary Hos, 38, was arrested at 62 Cape George Road for investigation of possession of stolen property and a violation of the uniform controlled substances act.
LaRoche and Reeves were released on their own recognizance Monday.
Hos posted a $50,000 bond Tuesday but will remain in custody until the documents are processed, Hernandez said.
The arrests were part of a single operation, said Jefferson County Sheriff Tony Hernandez.
Once the investigation led Port Townsend police to residences in the unincorporated areas of Jefferson County, they asked for assistance from the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department.
The items police and deputies recovered were taken from two locations, they said.
On April 23, a Sony 32-inch flat screen television and other items with a total value of $2,279 were removed from 1705 Jefferson St., police said.
On April 27, two electric scooters with a combined value of $2,299 were reported stolen from 1305 49th St.
The serial numbers were not available, but police were given the scooters’ keys.
One of the scooters was recovered April 28 in a wooded area at 43rd and Hendricks streets.
Upon receiving the report of the stolen scooters, Port Townsend Officer Jason Greenspane recalled an email from the same day that reported the scooters being moved in and out of the backyard of 1636 Jefferson St.
A neighbor had taken several photographs of the residents, including images of Reeves wiping down and concealing the scooters, police said.
The neighbor also took several pictures on the afternoon of April 27 that showed Reeves and Hos carrying items that matched some of those taken in the earlier theft, along with a large object wrapped in a sheet.
“Based on the images described . . . this was determined to be an object and not a person,” Officer Luke Bogues wrote in his report.
When the warrant was served in Port Townsend, police recovered the second scooter and verified it had been stolen.
When the warrant was served on Hos, the stolen television set and several other stolen items were found, Bogues said.
Stolen items are being kept as evidence and will be returned to property owners after the case is adjudicated, Bogues said.
