Burglar Drops Stolen Items Leading Officers to Shed Where He Was Hiding, According to APD

This is a press release from the Arcata Police Department. The information has not been proven in a court of law and any individuals described should be presumed innocent until proven guilty:

Zachariah Joseph PowellOn March 12th, 2018, the Arcata Police Department was alerted to a commercial burglary in progress in the 900 Block of H Street.

Upon the officers’ arrival, they discovered the front glass door of the business had been broken out. The officers checked the interior of the business and did not locate anyone inside.

The officers expanded their search and located items of clothing consistent with those taken from the business lying in the street. Additional suspected stolen property was located a few hundred yards further down the street. The officers continued to follow a trail of dropped items ending at a small storage shed in the 1000 Block of 7th Street. Suspecting the burglar might be hiding in the shed, the officers gave verbal commands instructing anyone inside to come out. A man ran from the shed and led officers on a foot pursuit that ended with the man’s apprehension near the intersection of 8th and K Street.

Zachariah Joseph Powell, 24, of Arcata was arrested and booked into the Humboldt County Correctional Facility for a suspected violation of 459 PC, Burglary and 148(a)(1) PC, Resisting a Peace Office.

The stolen merchandise, valued at over $4000, was recovered from the shed where Powell had been hiding.

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Mogtx
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6 years ago

He does not look like your typical tweeker strung out addict .

local observer
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local observer
6 years ago
Reply to  Mogtx

go on his Facebook. he lists “Hustlin” as his job. it looks like the gun culture turned out another reject. but hell he still thinks he’s cool. just another local reject to evolve into a street zombie after the coolness wears off.

Buster
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Buster
6 years ago
Reply to  Mogtx

He looks really stoned to me.

Ben Round
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Ben Round
6 years ago
Reply to  Buster

Agreed. Be sure he has someone (with an experienced ‘BS Meter’ built in) to give him a serious talking-to, about his future.

Ezra
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Ezra
6 years ago
Reply to  Buster

Or crying because he knows he totally screwed up this time..

Helllbilly
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Helllbilly
6 years ago

Had many chances to straighten out his life.

A friend
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A friend
6 years ago
Reply to  Helllbilly

Yes he has. His mother is a wonderful person who has done all the right things, to no avail. This is very sad.

Helllbilly
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Helllbilly
6 years ago
Reply to  A friend

I offered him a job right before he got busted the first time. But he refused

still@it
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still@it
6 years ago

New age Hansel ,,,,,,Gretyl may still be out there

Mogtx
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6 years ago

Generation X full of self-entitlement

TQM
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TQM
6 years ago

I’d be embarrassed to be his mom. Dude should be either in college or done graduated, or be working in the trades to gain a marketable skill.

Luna
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Luna
6 years ago

Poor kid. I hope he overcomes this and finds his path to happiness.