Clallam County Sheriff’s Office deputies are seeking an Olympic Peninsula resident in connection with a burglary and theft of a motor vehicle at the Peninsula Friends of Animals (PFOA) facility between Sequim and Port Angeles.
According to local lawn enforcement officials, county deputies responded to a report of a burglary at PFOA at about 6:22 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 26. Video surveillance showed the suspect arriving in a green Chevy Astro van registered to 46-year-old Port Hadlock resident James Kingsland, they said in a press release.
The video surveillance footage of the suspect Kingland’s driver’s license photo, according to the sheriff’s office, and deputies developed probable cause for his arrest for burglary and theft of a motor vehicle.
Those who have information leading to the whereabouts of Kingsland are encouraged to call 9-1-1 or leave a tip on the sheriff office’s anonymous tip site at clallam.net/cnmaster-c/nwformeml.php.
According to the press release, Kingsland entered the cat shelter, rifled through cupboards, stole some syringes and left a T-shirt inside the building. He then stole a 1989 maroon Chevrolet truck with matching maroon canopy — a vehicle registered to Peninsula Friends of Animals — and left the scene.
At about 9:03 a.m. the same day, Clallam deputies were dispatched to a report of a theft of a FedEx vehicle at the FedEx warehouse located on Easy Street in Port Angeles. Employees reported that someone had punched the ignition of a FedEx truck, drove it around and left the vehicle on scene.
The fleet vehicle was equipped with a dash cam showing the suspect inside the truck, the sheriff’s office said; the individual was identified as Kingsland.
According to law enforcement officials, the FedEx truck was also equipped with a GPS tracking device that showed the vehicle was driven the truck up and down Easy Street multiple times. Kingsland was also identified in video surveillance unlawfully entering other vehicles at the FedEx facility and stealing items, to include a box of cameras, they said.
Deputies developed probable cause that Kingsland committed the following crimes: Burglary 2nd Degree (two counts); Vehicle Prowl 2nd Degree (four counts); Theft 2nd Degree; Malicious Mischief 1st Degree, and Theft of a Motor Vehicle (two counts).
Photo courtesy of Clallam County Sheriff’s Office / Law enforcement officials are seeking 46-year-old Port Hadlock resident James Kingsland in connection with burglary and theft of a motor vehicle.
