Cowlitz Sheriff Deputy Arrests Nippon Dynaware Employee For Stealing Over $20K Worth Of Tools. (Photo) -04/09/18
On 4-5-18 a Nippon-Dynawave’s Supervisor called the Cowlitz Sheriff Office to report a large scale theft from their plant site located at 3401 Industrial Way, Longview, Washington.
Deputy Geary Enbody was assigned the case. Deputy Enbody learned from the Nippon Dynawave supervisors that an employee Ray Peterson had been seen on a security camera system accessing a secured office where keys were kept secured. Peterson had not been given permission nor had he been issued a key to access that office.
Deputy Enbody learned that several people had seen what they believed to be stolen tools at Petersons shop at his residence. Property marked with other people’s names, and from industrial companies around the area. Some of the serial numbers had been ground off of the tools.
on Sunday April 8th Deputy Enbody and several deputies served a search warrant at Peterson’s residence at 2320 Green Mountain Road, Kalama. They recovered well over $20,000.00 worth of stolen tools such as: Welders, welding supplies, pumps, pressure washer, Lights, saws, hand tools, lazer level, lithium batteries, and keys to secured areas that Peterson should not have had. There were many other people’s names on the stolen property.
The tools were marked as belonging to J.H. Kelly, Nippon Dynawave, Weyerhaeuser, Fiber, and United Rentals.
Mr. Peterson was booked (no bail) yesterday for:
1) Burglary 2nd degree – Felony
2) Possession of Stolen Property 1st degree – Felony
3) Theft 3rd – Misdemeanor
4) Obscuring the identity of a machine – Misdemeanor (for grinding off serial numbers, etc). Misdemeanor.
Questions regarding Peterson’s court appearances are referred to the Cowlitz County Superior Court.
Questions regarding Peterson’s employment are being referred to Nippon Dynawave.
We are not releasing any more than a few pictures attached to this release. We are not able to allow the media to come and take additional pictures of the property.
CCD Rosenzweig