Arrest Made On Multiple Lincoln City Burglaries -04/10/25
On Tuesday, April 8th, 2025 Officers were dispatched to a burglary at the Lincoln City Dutch Bros location after a subject shattered a window and entered the store. The subject failed to break open a cash register and fled the area without success. On Wednesday, April 9th, 2025, Officers were dispatched to the Lincoln City Human Bean after the same subject shattered a window and entered the store, stealing approximately $150 before fleeing the scene in a vehicle.
On Wednesday, April 9th, 2025, at approximately 2:00 PM, a Lincoln City Police Department Officer conducted a traffic stop on a Chevy Trailblazer suspected of being involved in these burglaries. Officers arrested the driver, 47-year-old John Albert Herriges, of Salem, Oregon, and lodged him at the Lincoln County Jail on two counts of Burglary in the 1st Degree, two counts of Criminal Mischief in the 2nd Degree, Theft in 2nd Degree, and Attempted Theft in the 2nd Degree. Officers obtained a Search Warrant, and after seizing multiple pieces of evidence, the vehicle was impounded.
It should be noted that in 2021, Herriges had a 48-month sentence for multiple counts of Burglary commuted by the previous governor. In 2022, Herriges was again arrested, convicted, and sentenced to 42 months in the Oregon Department of Corrections for multiple residential burglaries. These current crimes are similar to other recent burglaries in Lincoln County and additional investigations are ongoing.
The Lincoln City Police Department recommends businesses invest in security measures such as audible alarms, video surveillance, and secured safes to strengthen the security of their locations, as well as train staff to report suspicious activity. We would also like to thank the multiple area businesses who helped by providing surveillance video during this investigation. Thanks to the assistance of our tight-knit community, we were able to resolve this issue quickly and hopefully prevent additional victimization.