According to a Dalton Police Department incident report, On February 17th, 2023, at 1:30 PM, Officer Johnson was dispatched to 511 North Glenwood Ave, the Dollar General, for a shoplifting in progress. The store manager for dollar general stated that a male, later identified as Richard West, and a female, later identified as Cynthia Marie West, 54, of Dalton, had been in the store for over an hour. She believed that the West were shoplifting due to their suspicious behavior and found multiple opened boxes of store merchandise where Richard and Cynthia had been in the store. Cynthia gave multiple false names before being identified.
Officer Johnson found a pair of socks and a lighter on Richard’s person. Officer Johnson reviewed video footage of the Dollar General and observed Richard opening multiple items and hiding them on his person. Cynthia said she was here with Richard and had opened a box of pens in the store to see what the writing tip looked like because Georgia has different pens than Louisiana, where she was born. The items opened in the store and found on Richard totaled $76.69 in value. Lt Houck assisted in identifying Cynthia, who gave the name Kimberly West and a date of birth of 12/22/67. When this name did not return, Cynthia advised that her name was Kimberley Smith, and her date of birth of 12/22/67. When this name did not return, Cynthia advised that her name was Kimberley Smithe, and her date of birth of 12/22/67. Cynthia stated that Cynthia was her aunt, and she was Kimberley multiple times. Cynthia had multiple felony warrants. Cynthia was transported to Whitfield County Jail and charged with shoplifting, giving a false name, and the warrants. Cynthia admitted to lying about who she was because she wanted to give officers a very hard time. Richard was also transported to Whitfield County Jail and booked.
Dalton couple arrested after shoplifting from the Dollar General on North Glenwood Ave
