Crime & Safety
Man Jailed After Taking Shirt, Napa Police Say
A New Year's Eve incident at Kohl's landed a Napa man in jail, police said. Arrest information does not indicate a conviction.
A Napa man was arrested at around 4:40 p.m. New Year's Eve on suspicion of burglary from Kohl's and violating probation, according to an arrest summary from the City of Napa Police Department:
Dion Gallegos (25 yrs. of Napa) was seen by a Kohl’s Loss Prevention Officer taking a shirt and leaving the store without paying for it.
When the Loss Prevention Officer attempted to contact him, Gallegos got into the passenger seat of a truck and it drove away.
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An officer located the truck on Clay St. at Seminary Street and stopped the vehicle. The officer contacted Gallegos, who matched the description given by Kohl’s Loss Prevention Officer.
A search of the vehicle resulted in the officer finding the stolen shirt. A records check showed Gallegos is on four (4) separate terms of probation. He was arrested and transported to Napa County Department of Corrections, where he was booked.
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There was no evidence that the driver of the truck assisted Gallegos in the theft. The driver was allowed to leave.
Arrest information does not indicate a conviction.
