Shoplifting arrest leads to drug bust in JC

Wednesday, February 6, 2013

A shoplifting arrest Tuesday afternoon ended up with Jefferson City police also making a drug bust.

The suspect, Kevin Hiatte, 46, Holts Summit, was charged with possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute.

Police reports show officers were dispatched to Wal-Mart, 401 Super Center Drive, for a shoplifter, Hiatte, who was fleeing the store after stealing a number of items from the business.

Loss prevention staff from Wal-Mart were involved, and officers were directed to the area in which Hiatte fled.

The department's K9 unit was also dispatched to assist.

Officer Paul Gash and K9 “Buzz” arrived in the area, and Buzz was able to track Hiatte to where he was hiding in the woods and he was taken into custody.

Hiatte’s vehicle was located and Buzz alerted to the possible presence of narcotics within the vehicle.

A search was conducted and a black bag was found in the bed of the truck containing four grams of methamphetamine, needles, spoons, a digital scale, baggies, and a bottle containing a number of unknown pills.

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JCLifer 3 months, 2 weeks ago

Good job! Now if the court would only do its job...

knkliegel 3 months, 2 weeks ago

Way to go JCPD, now if they just have the means to go after the rest of the shoplifters and drug addicts....Come on court system, follow through and do the right thing!

karaokequeen 3 months, 2 weeks ago

Good job guys, now throw away the key!!!!!!!!!!

Rossa 3 months, 2 weeks ago

Its very sad that someone with approx. eight cases in two local counties for thievery, drugs, and endangering the public, is still pending and allowed to walk free and recommit the crimes he is already on trial for. Quit postponing the court dates wasting the courts time, and the taxpayers money and make our general area a lot safer, and lock him up where he belongs. Time for the judge to do his job.

muleman 3 months, 2 weeks ago

You can thank the dang lawyers for postponments. They have to do a little bit of work for their outrageous fees

kentheco 3 months, 2 weeks ago

Do not blame the lawyers, the judge decides whether to postpone or not. With the current "let's not lock criminals up" mentality you will end up seeing a lot more criminals walking around.

muleman 3 months, 2 weeks ago

Try to get a postponement without a lawyer

earlsmusic 3 months, 2 weeks ago

Who was the woman they cuffed at the scene? No mention of her?

MO4LIFE 3 months, 2 weeks ago

economy is in the tank and all you all want to do is lock more non-violent offenders up. If you did not commit a violent act you should not be in prison! almost $50,000 per yr to house a prisoner and the USA has the highest number of incarcerated people in the world. The next three or four modernized nations like us don't have as many inmates combined as we do in the USA. But hey just keep locking the up while you complain about the economy.

But good job JCPD!!! Its not your fault you are just enforcing the law; its the legislation that needs to change the sentencing laws.

kentheco 3 months, 2 weeks ago

Non-violent offenders? You need to go to work for the Department of Corrections and see how violent these "non-violent" offenders are. So, they don’t kill someone while stealing to support their drug habit, how long do you think it will be before some honest citizen gets hurt trying to protect his family or property. Drunk driving is a non-violent crime, but killed over 10,000 in 2010, while gun deaths, a violent crime, killed less than 8,900 in 2010 (FBI Statistics). Sorry, but criminals, regardless of the severity of the crime, need to be put in a place that keeps them away from the honest law-abiding citizens.

MO4LIFE 3 months, 2 weeks ago

drunk driving is a violent crime! U need to go talk to all the police organizations and corrections officer unions that want non-violent offenders out of the jail.

kentheco 3 months, 2 weeks ago

As my name suggests, I worked for the MO Dept. of Corrections and the thing we wanted was stiffer penalties for offenders who violate the rules while confined. Why risk getting hurt to break up a fight when the offenders will only be reassigned to different housing units? Missouri provides each offender with a book that explains the rules they are to follow while incarcerated, but like the laws they broke to be confined, they seldom obey the rules while confined. You also might want to check the statutes concerning DWI. Not only is it not a violent crime, the first offense is a misdemeanor and people with multiple arrests may never be charged with a felony. Oh by the way, other things we desired were more officers and better pay (nothing like being lowest paid and having to work double shifts because there are not enough officers to cover the positions). Try working sixteen hours straight as the only officer in a housing unit designed for sixty-four that has over one hundred twenty offenders stuffed in it. A lot can happen as you wait for assistance while it comes from other housing units. P.S. Missouri Corrections Officers have an Association (we kicked our union out).

JCLifer 3 months, 2 weeks ago

I agree it is crazy we spend $50,000 a year in our tax dollars to lock up a prisoner. If I were in charge, the cost would be a magnitude lower than that. Coddling prisoners and not making them earn their keep is what we get - broke economy and no punishment.

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