Kohl’s theft report leads to meth arrest
A report of attempted shoplifting at a Spokane Valley department store led to a felony drug arrest after police searched the suspect's car.
Employees at Kohl's, 16301 East Broadway Ave., called 911 Monday and said a woman was inside placing items by the door as a red Nissan Alitmia circled the parking lot. The woman went outside to talk to the female driver, and employees provided the Altima's license plate number to dispatchers, police said today.
Spokane Valley police Officer Jerad Kiehn passed the Niissan while responding to the store. He stopped the vehicle, and the driver, Whitney J. Longmeier, 26, denied being at Kohl's and allowed Kiehn to search her car, police say.
Kiehn found a small metal container in Longmeier's purse that contained a plastic baggie with methamphetamine inside, according to police.
Longmeier was arrested on a felony drug charge as well as a charge of third-degree driving while license suspended.
Her passenger, 22-year-old Laurel E. Broxton, 22, was booked into jail on a warrant for a felony drug charge from last year.