[UPDATE Monday] Woman Tries to Steal a Support Vehicle for Local Food Truck; Driver Chases After and Pulls Her Out

Amber Rose Demarco [Image from Mugshots.com]

I jumped out of our Pineapple Express support truck for 20 seconds to stand up a sign for our business that blew over by veterans park. I was in a rush and left the truck running while never being more than 50 feet away and in sight. By the time I was almost back to the truck this lady is trying to take off in my truck. I ran and grabbed her thru the window and was dragged about 10 feet while she tried to do a u turn to the main road. I was able to open the door and rip her out of the vehicle and held her down until the sheriff arrived. She tried everything she possibly could to get away for ten minutes including trying to bite.

The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office arrested Amber Rose Demarco, age 36, of Southern Humboldt for vehicle theft and probation violation.

“I’m just glad I was able to stop it and want to thank whoever ended up calling the cops from the laundry mat across the street,” Gales wrote.

UPDATE Monday:

This is a press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office. The information has not been proven in a court of law and any individuals described should be presumed innocent until proven guilty:

Amber Rose Demarco

On June 7, 2019, at about 3:06 p.m., Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to the intersection of Thomas Drive and Redwood Drive in Garberville for the report of a physical altercation between two subjects.

When deputies arrived on scene, they located a male subject physically detaining a female subject and were informed that the male subject had performed a citizen’s arrest for vehicle theft.

Upon further investigation, deputies learned that the male subject had parked his vehicle near Thomas Drive and Redwood Drive, and exited, leaving the vehicle running, to momentarily adjust a sign for his business nearby. According to the subject, while returning to his vehicle, he observed the vehicle begin to drive forward. The subject ran after his vehicle, grabbing onto the driver, 36-year-old Amber Rose Demarco, through an open window. Demarco then reportedly stopped the vehicle, at which time the subject physically removed Demarco from the vehicle and detained her on the ground nearby until law enforcement arrived.

Demarco was arrested and booked into the Humboldt County Correctional Facility on charges of vehicle theft and violation of probation.