Officers Locate Suspect With Thermal Camera Drone - 09/18/26

On September 18th at approximately midnight, residents on the 8800 block of SE Rockvorst Street in the Ardenwald neighborhood called 911 to report a male banging on the door, yelling and holding a tool or weapon. The residents reported they did not know the male subject. As Officers were enroute, the callers reported the male was throwing rocks at the house, breaking windows. The residents were retreating further into the house.

Officers arrived and learned the suspect had fled toward a greenspace near the home. After swiftly reviewing the home’s surveillance footage, Officers set up a perimeter in the last known direction of travel along with a good description of the male suspect. , Officers learned several windows were shattered totaling more than $2000 in damage.

With the aid of a thermal camera equipped drone, Officers quickly located the male,  identified at Jason M. Treichler 33, transient, in a wooded area close by. He was taken into custody without incident and lodged at the Clackamas County Jail on Criminal Mischief I.

Surveillance footage was key in the quick resolution of this incident. Along with motion lights or fixed lighting, the Milwaukie Police Department encourages residents to consider web-based security cameras facing areas sensitive areas or access points to property or structures. MiPD case 26-5317

Video: https://youtu.be/mOE7wTXE394

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August Calls For Service And Sample Of Notable Incidents (Photo) - 09/02/26

A sampling of notable calls for August;

On August 5th, a Milwaukie Motorcycle traffic enforcement officer issued a citation to a female in the Hector Campbell Neighborhod. The Officer later learned the Oregon driver’s license provided by the motorist was reported missing and determined the motorist using the license was not the one identified on it. The Officer located a photo from body worn camera footage and provided it to other officers. On August 7th, a Milwaukie Patrol Officer noticed a female, who bore a strong resemblance to the suspect, driving out of a local apartment complex and observing a traffic violation- stopped the female. The female driver, identified as Hailey Hamby, handed the officer the same fraudulent driver’s license. She was taken into custody and lodged on charges of false information to the police and identity theft. MiPD case 26-4459

On August 7th, Milwaukie Police were dispatched on a 2-vehicle accident in the 2700 block of SE Lake Rd. Officers arrived and found vehicles crashed with one inoperable and both drivers reportedly uninjured. The driver who caused the crash was arrested at the scene on suspicion of DUII. Later at the Milwaukie Police Department, Officers determined the driver had an alleged blood alcohol content of .34, more than four times the legal limit. The driver was too intoxicated for jail, and declined medical transport. The driver was was issued a citation and court date being left in the care of family members. MiPD 26-4473.

On August 21st, A Milwaukie Officer and BHU clinician Trista were transporting a male voluntarily to the clarvida stabilization center on SE McBrod St. Along the way the Officer encountered a male lying in the street across the lane of travel on SE 17th Ave. with as many as 10 vehicles backed up.  When the officer activated the patrol car lights the male got up and got into a verbal altercation with one of the drivers who had stopped to help. The male was found to have a warrant and was taken to jail by another officer. The original Officer of the call and Trista then resumed transport to clarvida and completed intake. BHU and Officers later learned the male transported was successfully transitioned voluntarily to detox by the clarvida staff. Information about the 23-hour stabilization center is located here: https://www.clackamas.us/h3s/stabilization-center

In August, several residents and even non residents received a phone call stating that they missed jury duty and a bond was required to avoid arrest. The caller then instructed those folks to purchase gift card, google play and even bitcoin subsequently asking for those numbers. One victim was defrauded for over $100k. While we do not encourage store employees to intervene in a person’s purchasing matters, over the past week due to aware and concerned retail employees alerting police, three patrons were saved from continuing to pay scammers engaged in this fraud. Shout out to them reaching out for our assistance and stopping further mischief. The Milwaukie Police urges residents to hang up on these fraudsters or take extra precautions such as obtaining call back numbers or calling local authorities to verify suspicious claims like this. If you are unsure about a caller who claims to be law enforcement or the court, verify their agency affiliation (Milwaukie Police, other government enforcement agency..) and request a call back number. If they provide you with one that is not a general or dispatch number, call the general or non-emergency dispatch number for that agency and verify their purpose for the call. Scammers can be very convincing. You will not be called due to missing jury duty and required to pay a fee over the phone, period. Share this message with friends and family you believe may be vulnerable to such foul play.

Tips for avoiding phone scams;

https://www.milwaukieoregon.gov/.../telephone_scams.php

Tips for identity theft protection;

https://www.milwaukieoregon.gov/departments/police/services/identity_theft_protection_tips.php

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Calls for Service : 1817

Full Data:  https://www.milwaukieoregon.gov/departments/police/about/calls_for_service_data.php

Traffic stops: 628

Welfare checks : 89  - total number is initially higher. Officers arrive on a welfare check and the call type is changed to the appropriate disposition based on the situation.

Stabilization Center BHU Referrals – 3

Stabilization Center LEO Referrals – 0

On scene with Police - 20

BHU unique Contacts (Glen/Trista) - TOTAL - 67

Police Report BHU Follow UP –26 encounters

BHU= behavioral health unit

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Crash Between E-motorcycle And Vehicle On The 17th Ave. Path - 09/02/26

On August 30^th at approximately 12:45 PM, Milwaukie Officers were called to an unknown if injury accident between a juvenile on an electric motorcycle and a vehicle. Officers arrived and learned an adult driver who was attempting to turn into the Milwaukie pioneer cemetery on SE 17^th Ave. collided with the e-motorcycle. The juvenile was knocked off the motorcycle and was wearing a helmet. The juvenile was alert, walking and speaking and was transported to a local hospital out of an abundance of caution. The driver reported the e-motorcycle was travelling at a perceived higher speed than expected.

While Officers were evaluating the scene along with Clackamas Fire, the e-motorcycle had a malfunction and began to smoke and catch on fire. Police set a safety perimeter while Clackamas Fire crews managed and extinguished the thermal runaway fire.

Video: https://www.facebook.com/share/r/14vUzJpTE3R/

This social media post includes a safety message from Clackamas Fire about lithium ion batteries. 

The investigation is ongoing, at present no citations have been issued in this incident. The Milwaukie Police would remind residents, unregistered e-motor cycles are not permitted on streets, sidewalks or city parks – private property with permission only. Additionally, drivers should be aware many electric mobility devices that are permitted on roadways and paths may be traveling faster than you think. MiPD case #26-4930

2- Vehicle Injury Crash SE Mcloughlin Blvd And SE 17th Ave. - 08/30/26

Milwaukie OR – At approximately 1:40 AM on 8/30/26, A Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office Deputy on routine patrol reported to Milwaukie Police a two-vehicle crash had occurred at the intersection of SE Mcloughlin Blvd. and SE 17th Ave. The Deputy reported a sedan travelling Southbound on SE Mcloughlin at a rate of high speed struck another SUV passenger vehicle at the intersection of SE 17th Ave.

Officers arrived to assist the Deputy in assessing and attending to injured drivers along with Clackamas Fire. All three occupants of the SUV were transported to local hospitals, two with serious injuries. The driver of the sedan was also transported with moderate injuries.

Clackamas County Crime Reconstruction and Forensic Technicians (CRAFT) arrived to assess and investigate the crash scene. Initial findings indicate the speeding sedan failed to stop at a red light on SE Mcloughlin Blvd and struck the SUV, which was in the process of making a legal turn across oncoming lanes traffic. Speed is considered a factor in this crash.

The Intersection was closed for several hours while CRAFT investigators processed the scene and was opened. CRAFT is a County wide interagency crime scene forensic team comprised of Law Enforcement Officers and Crime Scene Technicians including a Milwaukie Police Officer.

Anyone who may have information about or witnessed this incident is asked to call the Milwaukie Police Tip line at 503-786-7425 or email tips@milwaukieoregon.gov

. Milwaukie Police are the investigating agency of this incident MiPD case #26-4923. The investigation is ongoing, nothing further is available at this time. 

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