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A 54-year-old man is in custody after attempting to steal a car, breaking into at least one home and evading arrest for several hours.
On Monday, April 1, 2024, shortly after 10:30 a.m., Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) responded to a call of a man attempting to steal someone’s car in the 23000 block of NE Arata Road in Wood Village. The suspect ran away before deputies arrived. Deputies established a perimeter and began searching for the suspect. The suspect, described as an adult male, ran through multiple yards, and even ran through at least one home, in an attempt to escape. Throughout the duration of the call, multiple neighbors reported seeing the suspect in the area. MCSO received assistance from the Gresham Police Department, which launched a drone to search from above, and a Portland Police Bureau K9 team, to assist deputies on the ground. After nearly two hours of searching, deputies reduced search efforts, but kept deputies in the area to maintain a visible presence.
Shortly after 12:30 p.m., a resident reported to deputies that they returned home and found their back door had been forcibly opened. Deputies searched the residence, found the suspect hiding in the home’s garage and took him into custody.
The suspect is identified as 54-year-old David Aldis Knight. He was booked into jail on multiple offenses including unlawful entry of a motor vehicle, burglary and trespass. A complete list of charges can be found here.
The Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office would like to thank Gresham Police Department and Portland Police Bureau for their assistance on this call.
A suspicious circumstances call resulted in the discovery of human remains in a greenspace in Fairview.
On Tuesday, March 19, shortly after 12 p.m., Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) deputies responded to a call about suspicious circumstances at a green space near NE Halsey Street and NE Fairview Parkway. Upon further investigation, deputies discovered human remains. Deputies requested detectives respond to initiate a death investigation. The Multnomah County Medical Examiner’s Office also responded to the location to recover the remains and assist with the investigation.
The East County Major Crimes Team (ECMCT) is conducting the death investigation in collaboration with the medical examiner’s office. The ECMCT consists of detectives from the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office, Gresham Police Department, the Port of Portland Police Department, Oregon State Police and the Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office.
We do not believe there is any threat or danger to the public related to the circumstances of this case.
More information may be released as it becomes available.