Two arrested in storage burglary

Police arrested two men last week after “an alert citizen” reported the two were burglarizing storage units on SR-174 near Lakeview Terrace, the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office reported.

The sheriff’s office asked Grand Coulee Police to respond until deputies could arrive.

Sgt. Dan Holland and Officer Shaffer arrived and split up to search different facilities. L&M Storage owner Rod Boutaine told Shaffer the two were headed down Spring Canyon Road.

Coulee Dam Police Chief Paul Bowden also responded.

Before long, Shaffer had them at gunpoint, Holland reported in a report on the March 13 incident.

One of the men, named Davis, surrendered when caught. The other, named Boyd, ran down the canyon but came back when contacted via the patrol car public address system.

Both Davis and Boyd were handcuffed and transferred to the custody of the Lincoln County Sheriff’s deputies once they arrived.

Boutaine told The Star security footage showed the two loading up a car with items from several storage units. He said he posted some of it on Facebook, hoping to get people identifying some of the items.

One person called believing she’d seen some of the loot being unloaded at a local residence, he said.

The two suspects, who were also reported to have been involved in a hit-and-run, according to the sheriff’s office, were arrested and booked into Lincoln County Jail.

Two inmates at the jail who were arrested on that date, Jason Boyd and Tayler Davis, remained in the jail as of March 21, according to the inmate roster online.

“We wish to thank our citizens for their timely report and our neighboring jurisdictions for helping catch these suspects safely,” an LCSO Facebook post on that date stated.