A California man who has had run-ins with law enforcement in several states involving theft was taken into custody earlier this month after a Carson City Sheriff’s Office detective located him in a motorhome that turned out to be stolen.
On March 17, 2021, the Carson City Sheriff’s Office received a bulletin from the Home Depot in Reno, Nev., to be on alert for an older male suspect in a large motorhome who had been stealing tools from Home Depot stores in the area.
On Friday, March 19, 2021 at approximately 9 p.m. a Carson City Sheriff’s Office detective located the suspect motorhome parked at the Carson City Hyundai dealership on South Carson Street.
Deputies arrived at the dealership and detained the suspect as he tried to run back into the motorhome. The male suspect initially identified himself with a California identification card. That identification was found to be false and the suspect was identified as Kirk Kiefreider from San Francisco.
Deputies identified Kirk Robert Kiefreider and the motorhome as being involved in a vehicle burglary earlier that afternoon at Dutch Brothers Coffee on South Virginia Street. Kiefreider was arrested for suspicion of vehicle burglary, use of identification of another and destruction of private property.
Kiefreider was found to have numerous recent arrests in Portland, Oregon, Bakersfield and Oakland, Calif., for vehicle thefts and possession of stolen property.
The suspect was found to have over 30 felony convictions dating back to 1983. The motorhome was impounded. The detective learned the motorhome, valued at about $165,000, was stolen from a RV dealership in Davis, Calif., but it had not yet been discovered stolen.
Kiefrieder was additionally charged with possession of a stolen vehicle and habitual criminal.
On March 26, 2021, a search warrant was granted to search the motorhome for stolen property. Stolen property from Carson City, Reno and Sparks businesses were found in the motorhome.
Kiefrieder is also suspected of entering employee break rooms at businesses in the Reno and Sparks area and stealing employee purses and wallets. A stolen firearm from Reno was also found in the motorhome.
Anyone with information about Kiefrieder and the stolen motorhome is encouraged to contact the Carson City Sheriff’s Office, Investigation Division, Detective Sam Hatley (775) 283-7852, Sgt. Craig Lowe (775) 283-7815.
