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HB Police Arrest burglar of Two Smoke Shops

 

by: Jerry Person
Published: March 2, 2026

 

The store's open door hides the broken window

 

HUNTINGTON BEACH...Huntington Beach Police were called to the Town and Country Shopping Center on Beach Boulevard early Friday morning, February 27, 2026 at the One Stop Smoke Shop to find a window had been smashed and fresh blood stains on the walkway in front of the smoke shop and a trail leading to the side of the building.

Blood stains on the walkway in front of the store

 

At 5:22 a.m. the shop's silent alarm was tripped and within minutes three patrol vehicles were on the scene. While at this center, another silent alarm sounded in a second smoke shop on Beach Boulevard just south of Yorktown Avenue.

When police arrived there they found the suspect inside that smoke shop with a bleeding elbow. The suspect received medical treatment and arrested Jacodie Rhythm Hale, 27, of Huntington Beach.

The store owners remove some of the broken glass

 

The One Stop's owners arrived to find a section of the front window broken out and a neon tube light that encircled the window broken. The store owners began sweeping up the glass and washing away the blood spots on the front walkway.