MASON CITY – A man staying in local hotels allegedly stole up to 4 TVs from one of them and hair products from a local retailer.
Evan Douglas Calo, age 33 who was last staying at the American Best Inn hotel in Mason City, has been wanted for a week on an arrest warrant connected to a felony charge of forgery brought by Clear Lake police.
This past weekend, Calo allegedly ventured several blocks west of his hotel home to the Hy-Vee Drugstore at 875 4th Street SW. During his visit, he allegedly decided to attempt to steal $20 worth of hair care products. Calo was detained by employees, and then arrested on a charge of fifth-degree theft as well as the warrant.
Then, Mason City police charged Calo with second-degree theft from a prior case they were investigating. This charge stems from an incident around September 24, 2015 at the Super 8 Motel. Calo allegedly used a credit card without permission to charge 10 nights lodging. In addition, he allegedly stole 4 flat screen TVs while he was there. The loss was estimated to be approximately $2,100.
Calo was taken to the county jail, where he remains held on $15,300 bond until his upcoming court dates this month.
I used to work with Evan, and he is one of the most brilliant people I have every known. I don’t know what happened to him, I assume crystal meth as I have seen that ruin many lives. Such a shame.
I saw a comment about his “wife”. Last I knew, they were engaged but not married. No big deal. Maybe they got married after I worked with him.
Hair does look nice! Political correct statement would be +SLICK ! –as in slick Willy -slick Hillery – slick chicago-nite obummer.
Guys like this need to be taken off the streets. It probably will not happen here, but it should. When is the city going to look at shutting down that hotel that is nothing but a hide out for criminals.
I disagree, why should this hotel be shut down because some crack head theif chooses to stay there? They will just go to a different hotel. The hotel is not responsible for their customers actions (as they do not know they are going on, anymore so than the store next door people shoplift from). That’s like saying “let’s close down Mills Fleet Farm because someone victimized them.”
You shut then down, you’ll have higher amounts of problems at Days Inn, or any other cheap motel.
They shut down two bars for having a criminal element. Why not a hotel? It is constantly in the news with something illegal. Years ago it was a decent place but not any more.
I didn’t agree with the bars being cited for what people were doing near or outside the bar. They are not their parents, they are not responsible for their decisions. Ridiculous.
Also awaiting trial for Robbery in the 1st Degree for a stabbing in Eagle Grove in Wright County, Felony Forgery in Humboldt County, and Felony Forgery in Cerro Gordo County. Are they actually going to hold him this time?
Haha this is cerro gordo… he still gets 35 more chances before they send him to prison, only to be paroled in 8 months. In the meantime, we the victims are just out the money. People like Evan don’t pay fines and restitution.
The good news is the merchants of Mason City will most likely read this and will be ready for you! It’s only a matter of time until more people go through their receipts and notice his name and that he’s ripping them off too.
His wife was just in jail too, I hope these asshats aren’t procreating.