Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office:

The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office needs the public’s help to identify a man suspected of using a stolen credit card at a McKinleyville-area gas station.

On Nov. 11, 2018, at about 2:40 p.m., the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office Emergency Communications Center received a report of a vehicle burglary on Scenic Drive near Baker Beach in Trinidad in which the victim’s purse was stolen.

Sheriff’s deputies learned that the victim’s credit card was used approximately 30 minutes later at a McKinleyville-area gas station. The business was able to provide surveillance footage of the suspect.

The suspect is described as a white male adult, in his mid to late 30’s, approximately 5 feet 10 inches tall, medium build, with a brown goatee. He was last seen wearing a red 49ers hooded sweatshirt, a red UFC hat, tan pants and sunglasses. He is associated with a gray Ford F-150 truck.

Anyone with information regarding the identity of this subject, or related case information, is encouraged to contact Deputy Chad Crotty at ccrotty@co.humboldt.ca.us or the Sheriff’s Office Crime Tip line at (707) 268-2539.