DATE/TIME: Sunday, January 26, 2025 / 4:55 p.m.
INCIDENT: PC 666.1 - Theft with Two Prior Convictions/ PC 488- Petty Theft
LOCATION: 13111 Peyton Drive, Chino Hills Ca, 91709
SUSPECT(S): Thomas Weaver, 54-year-old resident of Chino
VICTIM(S): State of California
SUMMARY: On November 5, 2024, California voters passed Proposition 36 titled “The Homelessness, Drug Addiction and Theft Reduction Act.” The proposition took effect on December 18, 2024, and reforms multiple laws from Proposition 47, which have been responsible for increasing homelessness, drug addiction and theft. Proposition 36 includes several new Penal and Health and Safety Codes that deputies will be able to apply during arrests when appropriate. These new charges can carry enhanced sentencing, as well as prevent offenders from being cite released prior to their court appearance. The following is an arrest where Proposition 36 is applied:
On Sunday, January 26, 2025, deputies from the Chino Hills Sheriff's Station responded to a theft in progress at Costco in the city of Chino Hills. The suspect, Thomas Weaver, a 54-year-old resident of Chino, had an extensive criminal history of theft and burglary and several active warrants for his arrest. Weaver had several prior pretty theft convictions in the State of California. Weaver was arrested and booked at West Valley Detention Center.
Refer: Deputy Frank Lopez
Station: Chino Hills Police Station
Phone No. (909) 364-2000
Case No. 222500251
SHANNON D. DICUS, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department
