Bend Police Seek Assistance In Identifying Car Theft Suspect (Photo) -02/16/23

Date: Feb. 16, 2023

Case #: 2023-00008802

Incident: Police seek the public’s help in identifying car theft suspect 

Date / Time of Incident: Feb. 13, 2023 / 3:11 p.m. 

Location: Red Carpet Car Wash South, 200 block of SE Third Street, Bend 

Bend Police are seeking the public’s help in identifying a car theft suspect. 

On Monday, Feb. 13, Bend Police responded to a report of a stolen vehicle at the Red Carpet Car Wash South in the 200 block of SE Third Street. 

The caller reported that he dropped off his 2018 Toyota RAV4 at the car wash to be cleaned. When he returned to pick it up, he learned his vehicle had been stolen. Surveillance footage showed the vehicle had been stolen from the car wash lot at approximately 3:11 p.m. 

On Tuesday, Feb. 14, Eugene Police contacted Bend Police officers to report that the stolen vehicle had been used in several thefts committed in Eugene that morning. Eugene Police identified the suspect in the thefts as a white female in her late 20s or early 30s, wearing shiny black leggings and light pink Vans shoes, a red shirt, beige sweater and sunglasses. Car wash employees confirmed the suspect was the same person who stole the vehicle from their lot on Monday. 

Bend Police and Eugene Police have so far been unable to identify the suspect.

The vehicle is a 2018 white Toyota RAV4 with a gray Yakima roof storage box on top, and bears a California license plate of 8CXY122. A picture of the vehicle and the suspect are attached to this release. 

If you recognize the suspect or see the stolen vehicle, please call nonemergency dispatch at 541-693-6911 and reference the above case number.