Impersonating city crew, woman allegedly steals from construction site

After being accused of stealing items from a construction site while wearing a stolen City of Lacey construction crew vest, jacket, and hard hat, police arrested Sarah E. Meacham, 49.

In a series of tweets, the Lacey Police Department said officers were dispatched to a trespass call at a construction site in the 4400 block of Sixth Avenue SE on Saturday, August 13.

Officers found a woman wearing a construction vest and a hard hat on the scene. Police say Meacham later admitted to entering the site and stealing items.

Authorities noted that the woman was wearing a City of Lacey jacket, but they did not recognize her as a city employee.

When asked where she got the jacket, the woman admitted that she stole it from a city employee.

The suspect was booked into the Nisqually Jail for theft and trespassing.