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This morning at 4:31 a.m., Hillsboro Police officers responded to a report of a broken out front door window at the Grocery Outlet at 354 S 1st Ave., Hillsboro, Oregon. Officers discovered the suspect entered the store but did not located anyone in the building at the time. Officers then found additional businesses in the downtown Hillsboro area with broken windows and property.
At 7:08 a.m., Hillsboro Police officers arrested Kenneth G. Lindsey, 62, behind a gasoline station at the corner of S 1st Ave. and SW Oak St. Lindsey was found in possession of property allegedly stolen from Grocery Outlet. Further investigation linked him to broken windows at the Allstate Insurance office at 305 SE 3rd Ave. He was lodged in the Washington County Jail for second-degree burglary, second-degree criminal mischief, and third-degree theft for the incident at Grocery Outlet and first-degree criminal mischief for the incident at Allstate Insurance.
In total, ten businesses in the downtown Hillsboro area have suffered broken windows or damaged property. Subsequent investigation has connected Lindsey to allegedly breaking windows at the Gen-X clothing store at 346 S 1st Ave. and the office of United Finance at 188 SE 4th Ave. Lindsey has been charged with two additional counts of second-degree criminal mischief.
This investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to call Hillsboro Police at 503-629-0111.