Hermiston Police Arrest Suspect Wanted in Theft, Fraud Cases

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In this photo released by the Hermiston Police Department, the man with the red arrrows pointing at him was wanted by the police for an alleged theft at Smitty's Ace Hardware in Hermiston. Police arrested the man on Monday. (Photo: Hermiston Police Department)

Hermiston police arrested a man they had been searching for in connection to a theft case at a local business.

Officers from the Hermiston Police Department arrested Chad Seelye, 28, in the parking lot of the Hermiston Walmart around 8:48 p.m. on Monday.

Chad Seelye

HPD Cpt. Travis Eynon said Seelye had been wanted for allegedly shoplifting at Smitty’s Ace Hardware in Hermiston on Feb. 4. Shortly after Feb. 4, the HPD posted a photo on Facebook of a man believed to by Seelye and asked the public to contact the department if they knew of him.

Seelye was jailed on theft as well as fraud charges. Eynon said Seelye allegedly took a credit card from another person and attempted to use it at two different stores.