Call From Alert Citizen Leads To Theft and Drug Arrests

Call From Alert Citizen Leads To Theft and Drug Arrests
Photo: Blake Gregory Moreland and Amber Lee Dominguez

ARCATA – After midnight on August 3rd, a white pickup pulling a trailer hit a fence and then fled from the area of the 1300 block of Q Street. A witness called it in to the Arcata Police Department, and before long officers spotted and stopped the truck.

The driver, 33-year old Blake Gregory Moreland, was arrested for possession of a stolen vehicle (the truck).  In the truck-bed there was a motorcycle, which was also stolen.

In addition, the trailer was also stolen. Inside the vehicle officers found a .45 caliber semi-automatic pistol.

Moreland’s passenger, 25-year-old Amber Lee Dominguez, was arrested for possession of drug paraphernalia.

The duo were taken to the Humboldt County Correctional Facility, Moreland was booked for possession of a stolen vehicle, felon in possession of a firearm and felony committed while released on bail. Just weeks earlier, on July 2 he had already been arrested for possession of a controlled substance and paraphernalia.

For her part, Dominguez was booked for possession of drug paraphernalia.

Call From Alert Citizen Leads To Theft and Drug Arrests was last modified: August 7th, 2019 by admin
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