Community Action Target Team Apprehends Car Thief (Photo) - 09/21/23
Released By: Sergeant Jason Wall
Release Date: September 21, 2023
Location: Bi-Mart, La Pine, OR
Arrested: Boggs, Jeremy Scott 43-year-old, Yachats, OR
Charges: Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle, Reckless Driving, Reckless Endangering, Unlawful Entry to a Motor Vehicle
Narrative:
On September 21, 2023, just before 10:00 am the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to a report of a stolen vehicle from the Bi-Mart parking lot in La Pine. Initial reports detailed the owner was inside Bi-Mart when his Subaru Legacy was stolen.
Responding deputies attempted to locate the vehicle while enroute to the area. The Community Action Target Team (CATT) Sergeant located the stolen Subaru pulling into the parking lot of Gordy’s Truck Stop. The Sergeant opted to not initiate a vehicle pursuit out of an abundance of caution for the public and awaited other responding units to arrive in the area prior to attempting to make contact.
The suspect, later identified as Jeremy Scott Boggs, was witnessed by a citizen and employee fleeing from the stolen vehicle on foot. Responding deputies were able to establish a perimeter in the area with the goal of utilizing a K-9 to locate and ultimately apprehend the suspect.
Prior to the K-9 arriving, Boggs was witnessed crossing Highway 97 west towards Burgess Road. Deputies and the CATT Sergeant were able to apprehend Boggs without incident.
Boggs was transported to and lodged at the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office Adult Jail on the above listed charges.
The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office is a full-service agency that oversees the adult jail, provides patrol, criminal investigations, civil process and search and rescue operations. Special units include SWAT, Street Crimes, Marine Patrol, ATV Patrol, Forest Patrol, along with six K9 teams. Founded in 1916 and today led by your duly elected Sheriff L. Shane Nelson, the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office serves 210,000 residents in Deschutes County. The agency has 265 authorized and funded personnel, which includes 195 sworn employees who provide services to the 3,055 square miles of Deschutes County.
