A local store clerk worried about a woman’s welfare ended up helping Grass Valley Police arrest a local man on numerous domestic violence and theft charges. According to the department’s activity log, the employee reported that she saw the victim covered in bruises at the check stand. Police Lieutenant Clint Bates says the clerk also observed the suspect, 43-year-old James Moulton, loading a car with what turned out to be stolen items from a stolen pickup. As the woman drove the car away, the clerk also provided enough license plate information to lead officers to Moulton’s home on Valley View Drive…

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Bates says officers then saw the woman, who was Moulton’s live-in girlfriend…

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Bates says all the items were stolen from a number of vehicle break-ins in the Elk Grove and Sacramento areas, as well as the truck.