Man Breaks Into Car Dealership and Tries to Steal Vehicle, Says the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office
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:
On August 3, 2018, at about 6:30 p.m., Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to a burglary in progress at a car dealership on the 1700 block of Central Ave. in McKinleyville.
When deputies arrived on scene, the suspect, 28-year-old Kevin Baltazar Dial of McKinleyville, fled from inside the business on foot. Deputies pursued and quickly apprehended Dial. Dial was found to be in possession of stolen keys to the business and a stolen key fob to a vehicle in the front show room. Dial was found to have also caused over $8,000 in property damage to the dealership.
Dial was booked into the Humboldt County Correctional Facility on charges of burglary, vehicle theft, vandalism, possession of stolen property and resisting arrest. His bail is set at $50,000.
Anyone with information regarding this case or related criminal activity is encouraged to call the Sheriff’s Office at (707) 445-7251 or the Sheriff’s Office Crime Tip line at (707) 268-2539.
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I’m guessing that the perfect crime wasn’t a good idea after all….
Doesn’t seem very wise to me.
Hmmmmm…..the hair says “I’m a peaceful soul” but the eyes say “I’ll fucking kill every one of you”.
Just a guess, that the resisting arrest charge might keep him in jail a little longer than just overnight, plus in reading other comments elsewhere, that this isn’t his first rodeo at this dealership.
lmao! now that was funny I don’t care who ya are!
[…] As police officers arrived on the scene of a reported burglary in progress, they were able to apprehend one suspect as he attempted to flee. He was found to have on his person stolen keys to the dealership as well as a stolen key fob to a vehicle. His break-in caused around $8,000 in damage even without him being able to successfully steal a car. (Original story) […]