Two arrests that include the theft of a high school student’s laptop and homework have been made by both the Grass Valley and Nevada City Police Departments. 25-year-old Keith Rushing and 43-year-old Cheri Smith, both from Grass Valley, are facing a variety of charges. Nevada City Police Lieutenant Paul Rhode says both are suspected of passing stolen checks in the local area…

Meanwhile, Grass Valley Police Corporal Zack Laferriere says Rushing is suspected of two vehicle break-ins, stealing a checkbook from one vehicle. He says Rushing also broke into a high school student’s vehicle…

Laferriere says Rushing is well-known to law enforcement, with recent criminal activity including vehicle theft.