Duo Accused Of Shoplifting, False Impersonation, Drug Possession

PETALUMA, CA — A duo was arrested on suspicion of stealing from a local department store in Petaluma when a community member called the Petaluma Police Department's dispatch center and reported two people were committing theft from a department store.

The caller wrote down the suspect vehicle information and relayed it to dispatchers, and Petaluma officers soon saw the suspects' car heading southbound on U.S. Highway 101 near Kastania Road, according to Kelsey McCathery, community engagement liaison for Petaluma PD

After conducting a traffic stop, officers did a vehicle search which revealed the stolen merchandise, methamphetamine, methamphetamine pipes, and identifying information of three other people.

It is alleged the suspects, identified as Kendra Timmons, 55, of Richmond, and Nathan Caveness, 63, of Sacramento, initially provided officers with false names that returned to real people.

Timmons was on felony probation for ID theft out of Marin County, while Caveness was found to have a parole warrant and a felony warrant— both out of Alameda County.

Caveness was booked into the Sonoma County Adult Detention Center for the warrants and on suspicion of shoplifting, conspiracy to commit a crime, possession of drug paraphernalia, and false impersonation.

Timmons was booked into county jail on suspicion of shoplifting, conspiracy to commit a crime, possession of methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia, false impersonation, and using someone's personal identifying information without their consent for fraudulent purpo­­­ses.

"To the person who alerted us about this incident—thank you!" McCarthy said. "We strive to keep our residents, schools, businesses, and entire city safe, and one of the ways we can do that is with community help. If you witness suspicious activity, please let us know by reporting it to 911."