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Posted on: January 24, 2017

[ARCHIVED] Bonneville County Woman Arrested for Grand Theft

Idaho Falls Police arrested 26-year-old Samantha L. Carr for grand theft after she stole a truck from the Sam’s Club parking lot.

Carr of Bonneville County was booked into the Bonneville County Jail.

According to reports, officers responded to the Sam’s Club parking lot around 3:50 p.m. for a report of a stolen 2009 Ford Truck by an unknown female on Monday.

The truck was later located in the westbound lane of Holmes. Officers stopped the vehicle in the Home Depot parking lot. Carr, the driver, was identified by witnesses as the person who stole the truck.

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