JUDGE SENTENCES PROLIFIC BURGLAR, BIKE THIEF IN PORTLAND TO MORE THAN FOUR YEARS IN PRISON (re-sending To Show Crimes All Happened In 2025) - 02/27/26

JUDGE SENTENCES PROLIFIC BURGLAR, BIKE THIEF IN PORTLAND TO MORE THAN FOUR YEARS IN PRISON

February 27, 2026

Case: 25CR55217

Portland, OR- Christopher McGinnis pled guilty today to six counts of Burglary in the First Degree and two counts of Theft in the First Degree. 

Multnomah County Circuit Court Judge Christopher Ramras sentenced McGinnis to 50 months prison (four years and two months) along with three years of post prison supervision.

Deputy District Attorney Alexander Garcia - the head of the Multnomah County Burglary Task Force - prosecuted the case for the State. After the sentencing he said: “Portland is a world-class biking city and the Burglary Task Force intends to keep it that way.  People who break into buildings to steal bicycles will be prosecuted and held accountable to the fullest extent of the law.”

The Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office would like to thank the Burglary Task Force, Portland Police Bureau Officer Elliott Walker, and the Portland Police Bureau for excellent investigative work on this case.

THE FACTS: 

From June 2025 through September 2025, McGinnis used a crow bar to break into 3 separate apartment buildings, a combined total of 11 times. On each occasion, McGinnis broke into the building's bicycle storage room to steal bicycles. The buildings McGinnins broke into include The Frankie Apartments in SE Portland, The Cosmopolitan in NW Portland, and Memoir Buckman in SE Portland. 

The burglaries, thefts, and property damage ended with McGinnis’s arrest on September 19, 2025, following an extensive investigation by the Burglary Task Force.

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