Disorderly & Theft, Dec. 30

Bunker Hill, CCSO release – On December 25, 2019 at about 3:30 PM, the Coos County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a female who was stealing items from yards and menacing a person with a baseball bat. Coos County Sheriff’s Office Dispatch obtained a description and the female, later identified as 37 year old Melissa Lucas, was located on Center Road near Highway 101 in Bunker Hill. The investigation revealed Lucas had been found stealing a cooler from a yard. When confronted, Lucas dropped the cooler and obtained a small aluminum baseball bat. It was reported Lucas was standing in the road and swinging the bat while yelling at the owner of the cooler telling him to “come on!”. Based upon the investigation, Lucas was arrested for Disorderly Conduct II and Theft III. Lucas was transported to the Coos County Jail where she was booked and released to the jail staff.