Colville Man Steals Female Victim’s Cash–$40K

Moses Lake Police said the suspect was located and arrested.

    MLPD Locates Cash Theft Suspect in Moses Lake

Monday morning, a theft was reported to Police by a woman who had left what she told Police was a dangerous domestic situation.  She was traveling with a man, and they’d stopped at a Moses Lake motel the night  before.

The woman, fearing for her situation, brought what she called her life savings, which was over $40K in a bag.  She was traveling with a Colville man, 60-year-old Mickael Rivera.   Police did not say what his connection was to the woman, but they’d stopped at a hotel on Kittleson Road as they were returning from Seattle.

Exactly where they were returning to was not made clear, but early Monday the woman woke up after hearing the hotel door close, and discovered Rivera had taken her money bag.

    Police Located the Suspect, But Not All the Cash

Around 9:30 PM Monday night, an employee at a business recognized him from a bulletin, and called authorities. When Rivera was caught he had the money bag, but some of the cash was missing.

He’s now facing multiple charges, the investigation continues.