Woman Pleads Guilty to Stolen Rental Car Possession After Tam Valley Arrest

A 31-year-old transient woman pleaded guilty this week to receiving stolen property in connection with in an incident late last month in which she jumped into an idling rental car outside the Holiday Inn Express in Tam Valley, only to return to the hotel in the car four days later while police were there investigating the theft.

Katherine Gallagher, 31, pleaded guilty at a hearing Thursday and is due back in court May 15. A related charge of unlawful taking or driving of a vehicle, distinct from grand theft auto and often known as “joyriding,” was dismissed.

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