Woman arrested for theft of U-Haul truck

CHENEY – A woman believed to be living out of a U-Haul truck or camping nearby was arrested Tuesday, Aug. 2 for possession of a stolen U-Haul box truck.

Leah J. Foster, 31, was arrested in the Mitchell’s Harvest Foods parking lot, 116 W. First St., for possession of a stolen vehicle.

According to a police report, the vehicle was a 2007 GMC box truck owned by U-Haul.

“It had been stolen for a while,” Police Capt. Nate Conley said. “She probably legitimately acquired it.”

The investigation shows the vehicle was likely rented from a U-Haul dealer in Spokane in July.

When it wasn’t returned, the c...