Suspect Arrested for Burglary and Drug Charges

On Nov. 15 at about 1:30 p.m., Humboldt County Sheriff's Office (HCSO) deputies were dispatched to the 1800 block of A Ave. in McKinleyville for the report of a burglary.

The victim went outside on the morning of Nov. 15 to find her car window broken and the interior of the vehicle was rummaged through. It also appeared that her garage was burglarized. Home surveillance video showed a white male adult making entry into the garage, and later exiting the garage with a power tool, a space heater, and other stolen items.

Based upon the suspect description in the video, a Deputy Sheriff later located Nichoals Ford, age 37 of McKinleyville, at Pierson Park in McKinleyville around 12 p.m. on Nov. 16. Deputies had probable cause to believe Ford committed the burglary on A Avenue. Ford was arrested and during the search incident to arrest, deputies located controlled substances and drug paraphernalia in his clothing.

Ford was booked into the Humboldt County Correctional Facility on the following charges:

• Burglary (PC 459)
• Possession of a controlled substance - Methamphetamine (HS 11377(a))
• Possession of drug paraphernalia (HS 11364(a))

Some of the stolen items were subsequently located and the items were returned to the victim.

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.

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