ROCK SPRINGS – At approximately 3:34 p.m., on June 24, 2020, the Rock Springs Police Department was dispatched to Goodwill, 1254 Dewar Drive, in reference to a shoplifting.
Officers reviewed the store’s security cameras and were able to get a description of the male suspect and the vehicle he was driving.
While on patrol, officers located the suspect’s vehicle and conducted a traffic stop. A routine check on the vehicle revealed the vehicle was stolen out of Utah and a search of the vehicle was conducted.
The driver, identified Cody Fuger, 36, from Utah was also identified as the suspect in a theft of a cell phone earlier in the day at Rock Springs Animal Control.
Fuger was arrested for alleged shoplifting, possession of a stolen property > $1,000, possession of methamphetamine, theft < $1,000, and driving under suspension.
The RSPD reminds the community that all suspects are presumed innocent until their case has been adjudicated in a court of law.