Stolen Vehicle Stop Leads to Arrest of Two

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:

Bradly James Klimper [Booking Photo from Humboldt County Correctional Facility]

On Oct. 15, 2021, at about 7:42 a.m., a Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputy on patrol in the Trinidad area observed a vehicle reported stolen out of Crescent City traveling on Scenic Drive.

Deputies conducted a felony traffic stop on the stolen vehicle and found two individuals inside. The driver of the vehicle, 34-year-old Bradly James Klimper of Crescent City, was detained and searched incident to arrest. During a search of Klimper, deputies located over 1 gram of methamphetamine.

During a search of the vehicle, deputies located drug paraphernalia determined to belong to the passenger, 28-year-old Chelsey Diane Albers of Hoopa.

Chelsey Diane Albers [Booking Photo from Humboldt County Correctional Facility]

During a search of Albers’ belongings, deputies also located Suboxone strips.

Albers was arrested and booked into the Humboldt County Correctional Facility on charges of possession of a controlled substance paraphernalia (HS 11364(a)) and possession of a controlled substance without a prescription (BP 4060), in addition to warrant charges of petty theft (PC 488).

Klimper was arrested and booked into the Humboldt County Correctional Facility on charges of possession of a stolen vehicle (PC 496d(a)) and possession of a controlled substance (HS 11377(a)), in addition to warrant charges of make/pass a fictitious check (PC 476), possession of a billy club (PC 22210), possession of a switch-blade knife (PC 21510), driving with a suspended license – prior conviction (VC 14601.2(a), driving without insurance (VC 16028(a)), driving with a suspended license (VC 14601(a)), and probation violation (PC 1203.35).

Anyone with information about this case or related criminal activity is encouraged to call the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office at (707) 445-7251 or the Sheriff’s Office Crime Tip line at (707) 268-2539.